Why the study?
Does hypertension increase the rate of ADL/IADL limitations over time in older Mexican Americans?
Population
3,046 older Mexican Americans from the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the…
Comparison
Hypertension vs Never reporting hypertension
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
7 years
Authors
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May support closer functional monitoring in older Mexican Americans with hypertension; extends observations but remains hypothesis-generating for intervention trials.
Does hypertension increase the rate of ADL/IADL limitations over time in older Mexican Americans?
Hypertension is associated with an accelerated decline in functional status (ADL/IADL limitations) over time among older Mexican Americans.
Caskie et al. (2010) studied this question.
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