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Self-assessed health of older adults in Mexico, 2012 - 2018

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the effects of certain sociodemographic and health factors on the self-assessed health trajectories of older adults in Mexico. With data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2012-2018, trajectories were estimated using Markov latent state models. The results indicate that, in both women and men, there are three trajectories which were constant, even adjusting for sociodemographic and health variables. However, residential arrangement, multimorbidity, or depressive symptoms had negative effects on the likelihood of a positive self-report of health. These results suggest that, although the factors associated with the defined trajectories of self-rated health, should be analyzed further, residential arrangements, multiple chronic illnesses or depression have longitudinal effects on the self-assessed health of older adults in Mexico.

Key words
Self-rated health; Latent states; Aging; Chronic diseases; Mexico

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