Background: weak grip strength is a key component of sarcopenia and is associated with
subsequent disability and mortality. We have recently established life course normative data …

Understanding long-range trends in longevity and disability is useful for projecting the likely
impact of the baby-boom generation on long-term care utilization and spending. We …

Objective To examine whether observed differences in dementia rates between black and
white older people living in the community could be explained by measures of …

The globalisation of international migration has increased the ethnic diversity of most ageing
populations across the Western world. This has implications for gerontological research …

Abstract Research links Black-White health disparities to racial differences in socioeconomic
status (SES), but understanding of the role of SES in racial health gaps has been restricted …

Objectives.(a) To identify factors associated with different patterns of functional decline in a
longitudinal sample of older Mexican-origin individuals, and (b) to determine the proportions …

The Hispanic population aged sixty-five and over–the most socioeconomically
disadvantaged subset of America's elderly–is projected to quintuple between 2012 and …

Background Depressive symptoms have been found to be associated with decreased hand-
grip strength (HGS) and low socioeconomic status (SES) in older adults. We aimed to …

Objective Gait speed is an important marker of health in adults and slows with aging. While
knee osteoarthritis (OA) can result in difficulty walking, it is not known if radiographic knee …

Purpose The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test is used to assess a person's mobility and
balance. We aimed to provide updated reference values for TUG performance for the …