2025
Novel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality
Wang Y, Zang E, Davis-Plourde K, Gill T, Becher R. Novel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality. Health & Place 2025, 92: 103438. PMID: 40058245, PMCID: PMC12142587, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHumansMaleMortalitySocial VulnerabilitySocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsConceptsIncreased mortality riskContextual disadvantageOlder personsOlder AmericansCommunity-living older personsSocial disadvantageMortality riskIndices of social disadvantageReduce health disparitiesPopulation of older AmericansCounty-levelPublic health policiesNon-disadvantaged groupsMortality disparitiesHealth disparitiesHealth policyMortality existUnited StatesDisadvantaged countiesNegative binomial modelGeriatric populationComposite indexDisparitiesDisadvantaged statesMultidimensional factorsExposure to School Racial Segregation and Late-Life Cognitive Outcomes
Lin Z, Wang Y, Gill T, Chen X. Exposure to School Racial Segregation and Late-Life Cognitive Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2452713. PMID: 39752159, PMCID: PMC11699536, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyCognitive scoresOlder adultsTelephone Interview for Cognitive StatusBlack participantsLate-life cognitive outcomesWhite participantsSchool racial segregationCognitive impairmentHealth and Retirement StudyNon-Hispanic whitePrevalence of cognitive impairmentAssociated with late-life cognitionEducational attainmentUS older adultsLikelihood of cognitive impairmentNon-Hispanic blacksLate-life cognitionCognitive outcomesNationally Representative SampleLater-life cognitionMultilevel regression analysisStudy of BlackDementia occurrenceHealth inequalities
2015
Aging-Related Considerations When Evaluating the Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Over Time
Fragoso C, McAvay G, Van Ness PH, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, Yaggi HK, Concato J, Gill TM. Aging-Related Considerations When Evaluating the Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Over Time. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2015, 71: 929-934. PMID: 26525091, PMCID: PMC4906321, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgedAgingBronchitis, ChronicDisease ProgressionFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHealth Status DisparitiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionObesityPredictive Value of TestsResearch DesignRespiratory Function TestsRespiratory InsufficiencyRisk FactorsSmokingTime FactorsUnited States
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