Does the Association Between Educational Attainment and Cognition Differ Between Indigenous Language Speakers and Non-Indigenous Language Speakers in Mexico?

ObjectivesIndigenous populations in Mexico, comprising roughly one-fifth of the population, face significant unique cognitive health challenges in older adulthood. This study examines cognitive performance differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous language speakers and evaluates whether the cognitive benefits of educational attainment differs between these populations.MethodsWe analyzed the 2018 Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS, = 16,199), a nationally representative study of Mexicans 50+.

Disability Among Middle Aged and Older Immigrants: Differences by Citizenship, English Proficiency, and Years in United States.

ObjectivesUnited States (U.S.) immigrants are rapidly aging, although little is known on how acculturation influences their disability risk.

Mass and fate estimates of plastic waste dispersed globally to marine and terrestrial environments by three major corporations.

We computed the plastic mass that the top three fast moving consumer good beverage companies (Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé) produced from 2000 to 2023: 138 ± 12 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic, of which 14-21.1 (± 2.2 MMT) (10-15%) were projected to have turned into aquatic pollution.

A Case of Three Upper Extremity Lesions of Mobile Encapsulated Fat Necrosis in One Patient.

Mobile encapsulated fat necrosis is a benign condition that presents as a freely mobile nodule or cluster of nodules beneath the skin. We report a case of an elderly female with a complex medical history who presented with three mobile lesions on the left upper extremity shortly after undergoing a leg amputation, all determined to be mobile encapsulated fat necrosis at different stages of formation. This unusual presentation has not been well described in the literature and highlights the potential for associations with specific underlying medical conditions.

Deportation entanglement and US Latino sleep health: A nationally representative multiwave study.

Objectives: This study uses nationally representative multiwave data to analyze the relationship between the US mass deportation system and the sleep health of Latino/Hispanic adults. Deportation-related concerns can be a unique source of stress and rumination relevant for the sleeping patterns of the US Latino population.

Methods: We analyze two waves of Pew Research Center survey data about Latinos collected in 2019 and 2020 (N=1591).

What if You Could Treat the Same Patient Again, Would You do the Exact Same Spine Surgery? A Multi-Surgeon Survey of Their Own Revisions.

Study DesignCase-based survey.ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate what a group of surgeons learned from their own revisions, and what they would do differently today.MethodsA multi-center database of ASD surgical patients was queried to identify those with at least 2 surgical procedures performed by the same surgeon between 2009 and 2019.

Preoperative Serum Albumin and TLC as Predictors of Postoperative Complications in Spine Surgery.

Study Design: Narrative review.

Purpose: To investigate the state of literature regarding serum albumin and total lymphocyte count and their associations with postoperative complications after spine surgery.

Methods: Comprehensive search of the PubMed database was performed to find relevant articles addressing preoperative serum albumin, total lymphocyte count, or their respective composite scores and their associations with postoperative complications after spine surgery.

Incremental Increase in Hospital Length of Stay Due to Complications of Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity.

Study DesignRetrospective Cohort Study.ObjectivesLength of Stay (LOS) and resource utilization are of primary importance for hospital administration. This study aimed to understand the incremental effect of having a specific complication on LOS among ASD patients.

Does sleep quality differ across political parties? Results from a survey of Arizona adults.

Objectives: In this study, we explore the relationship between political party affiliation and sleep quality since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We analyze online survey data collected for a sample of adult residents of Arizona in February and March 2023 (N = 922). We fit ordered-logistic regression models to examine how party affiliation and changes to one's personal life due to the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with the self-reported frequency of sleep difficulty.

Looks and longevity: Do prettier people live longer?

Social scientists have given relatively scant attention to the association between attractiveness and longevity. But attractiveness may convey underlying health, and it systematically structures critical social stratification processes. We evaluated these issues using the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS, N = 8386), a survey of Wisconsin high school graduates from 1957 which provided large samples of women and men observed until their death (or through their early 80s).

An Emerging 21st-Century Midlife Sleep Crisis? Cohort Differences in Sleeping Patterns Among Americans in Midlife and Older Adulthood.

Objectives: To descriptively document birth cohort differences in sleeping patterns, self-reported age-specific sleep duration, and insomnia symptoms among adults aged 50+ from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS).

Methods: We analyzed respondents aged 50+ (born 1920-1969) from the 2006-2018 NHIS (n = 162,400) and HRS (n = 28,918). We fit multinomial models among the NHIS sample predicting age-specific optimal sleep duration (optimal for age vs short for age, and optimal for age vs long for age).

Rural/nonrural sleep duration patterns among adults in middle and older adulthood.

Objectives: To document sleep duration differences between rural and nonrural adults in middle/older adulthood.

Methods: Data consisted of adults aged 50-80 from the 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n = 669,978). Hierarchical multinomial logistic regression models were fit predicting self-reported short (ie, 6 or fewer hours per 24-hour period) and long (ie, 9 or more hours per 24-hour period) compared to normal-sleep duration (ie, 7-8hours per 24-hour period).

The impact of insomnia symptoms on obesity among Mexicans aged 50 and older.

Objective: To examine the association between insomnia and obesity in Mexican adults aged 50 and older.

Materials And Methods: We used data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2015-2018). Self-reported insomnia was measured using the modified insomnia severity index with scores ranging from zero to six.

Comparative Analysis of Gender and Age Patterns in Informal Care Received among Disabled Older Adults: A Cross-National Study across the United States, Mexico, China, and Indonesia.

This paper examines cross-national differences by gender and age in receipt and sources of help for limitations with activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living among older adults in the United States, Mexico, China, and Indonesia. Respondents aged 50 + from the Health and Retirement Study, Mexican Health and Aging Study, China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, and Indonesia Family Life Survey are included. Descriptive methods, logistic and multinomial regression analyses are used to examine patterns in any help received and main source of help respectively.

Disability Among Older Immigrants in the United States: Exploring Differences by Region of Origin and Gender.

Rapid aging in American society will be disproportionately concentrated among the foreign-born. Immigrants in the United States (U.S.

Childhood health conditions and insomnia among adults in mid-life.

Background: Little is known regarding the influence of childhood health broadly and childhood health conditions specifically on insomnia throughout adulthood.

Methods: Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Baby Boomers born 1954-1965 were investigated. We fitted regression models predicting self-reported insomnia based on twenty-three retrospectively reported specific childhood health conditions (e.

Exposure to neighborhood poverty from adolescence through emerging adulthood and sleep duration in US adults.

Does exposure to neighborhood poverty from adolescence to early adulthood have differential influence on sleep duration across racial/ethnic groups? We used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health that consisted of 6756 Non-Hispanic (NH) White respondents, 2471 NH Black respondents, and 2000 Hispanic respondents and multinomial logistic models to predict respondent reported sleep duration based on exposure to neighborhood poverty during adolescence and adulthood. Results indicated that neighborhood poverty exposure was related to short sleep duration among NH White respondents only. We discuss these results in relation to coping, resilience, and White psychology.