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Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life: A Research Agenda
cause of death, 18 , 19
educational status, 55
prevalence by sex, 24
prevalence by sex and race, 22
quality of health care, 96 , 98
women, 24 , 96 , 101 , 113
Cardiovascular disease, 34 , 109
Asians, 52
behavioral risk factors, 61 , 64
black persons, 18 , 19 , 20 , 21-22 , 52 , 64 , 87-88 , 96 , 98
cause of death, 18 , 19 , 20 , 84
educational status, 55
genetics and, 52 , 87
Hispanics, 52 , 96
prejudice and discrimination, 78 , 79 , 87-88
psychosocial factors, 3 , 71 , 72 , 74 , 84 , 86 , 87-88 , 90
quality of health care, 96 , 98
religious influences, 71 , 74
stress and, 3 , 84 , 87-88
whites, 52 , 64
Causes of death, 2 , 18-20 , 84
see also Mortality
Census data
multiracial self-identification, 10
population size, by race, 11
Cerebrovascular disease
blacks, 22 , 96
cause of death, 18 , 19
educational status, 55
quality of health care, 96
whites, 18 , 22 , 23
Cognitive functioning, 15 , 23
see also Alzheimer’s disease and dementia;
Mental health and illness
alcohol consumption, 66
Hispanics, 23
research recommendations, 26-27
Cohort analysis, 3 , 20 , 21
allostatic load, 88
committee recommendations, 4 , 6 , 27 , 108-109 , 110
genetics and environment, 53
health promotion, 112 , 114
life cycle research, 108-109 , 110
prejudice and discrimination, 78 , 80-81
selection processes, 40-41
Commonwealth Minority Health Survey, 83
Complementary medicine, see Alternative and complementary medicine
Cultural factors, see Sociocultural factors;
specific racial/ethnic groups
D
Definitional issues
allostatic load, 88
behavioral risk factors, 65
physiological reactivity, 87 , 88
racial and ethnic groups, 9-11 , 13-14 , 27 , 39-40
disease prevalence statistics, 24
genetics, 46-49 , 53
mortality rates, 15
racial/ethnic identification, 9 , 10 , 14 , 39-40 , 76
racism, prejudice, and discrimination, 76 , 79
research priorities, 33
stress, 82
Diabetes, 34
behavioral risk factors, 64
blacks, 22 , 96 , 101 , 118
cause of death, 18 , 19
educational status, 55
health promotion, 112
Hispanics, 2 , 18 , 19 , 23 , 96 , 118
prevalence by sex and race, 22
quality of health care, 96
research recommendations, 26
self-care, 101
targeted interventions, 118
Diet and nutrition, 32 , 64 , 121
see also Obesity
genetics and, 49
Disabilities and disabled persons, 14-15 , 20-21
see also Diseases and disorders
personal resources, 73
Discrimination, see Prejudice and discrimination
Diseases and disorders, general, 7 , 21-25 , 32 , 34
see also Behavioral risk factors;
Causes of death;
Disabilities and disabled persons;
Incidence and prevalence;
Risk factors;
specificdisease categories (e.g., Cardiovascular disease)