Cohort Profile: The Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS)

The Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) was designed to prospectively evaluate the impact of disease on the health, function and mortality of adults over the age of 50 in both urban and rural areas of Mexico. The overall goal of the study is to examine the ageing process and its disease and disabi...

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Published in:International journal of epidemiology Vol. 46; no. 2; p. e2
Main Authors: Wong, Rebeca, Michaels-Obregon, Alejandra, Palloni, Alberto
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 01.04.2017
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Chronic Disease - economics
Chronic Disease - epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Mexico - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Self Report
Socioeconomic Factors
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
ISSN:1464-3685, 1464-3685
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Summary:The Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) was designed to prospectively evaluate the impact of disease on the health, function and mortality of adults over the age of 50 in both urban and rural areas of Mexico. The overall goal of the study is to examine the ageing process and its disease and disability burden in a large representative panel of older Mexicans, using a wide socioeconomic perspective. The study protocols and survey instruments are highly comparable to the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS).The MHAS 2001 baseline is a nationally and urban-rural representative survey of individuals born in 1951 or earlier. Three waves of data have been collected so far: baseline in 2001 and follow-ups in 2003 and 2012. In 2012, the study added a representative sample of the population from the 1952-62 birth cohorts. A fourth wave will be collected in 2015.The data files and documentation are available free of charge at the study website [www.MHASweb.org] in English and [www.ENASEM.org] in Spanish.
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ISSN:1464-3685
1464-3685
DOI:10.1093/ije/dyu263