THE TEXAS A&M CENTER FOR POPULATION HEALTH AND AGING

The trend of population aging and planning of health services for the elderly: A review study

Background & Aim: Ageing represents the accumulation of changes in a human being over time, and it is synonymous with the beginning of the age of 65.The purpose of this paper is to provide a picture of the growth of the elderly population in the world and planning and policies to provide health services to this category of the population. Methods: This study was conducted to review. There were...

Iranian Population Policy and Aging: New Health Concerns

POPULATION AGING RESEARCH CENTER Childhood Conditions and Adult Health: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

Metabolic syndrome and different obesity phenotypes in the elderly women population: Iran’s Health System on aging

Background: Current literature has been focused on types of obesity with normal BMI (body mass index), but metabolically unhealthy.This study evaluates the prevalence of metabolical phenotypes of obesity. We also identified the best obesity index in predicting the components of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods: A cross-sectional study has been conducted on 164 women over 60 years. Anthropome...

The Boston Puerto Rican Center for Population Health and Health

Although health disparities are well documented among minority populations, they have not been fully explained by socio-economic status. We have demonstrated that Puerto Rican elders in Massachusetts are significantly more likely to have physical disability, depression, cognitive impairment, diabetes and other chronic health conditions than do non-Hispanic white elders living in the same neighb...