Race/Color Functional Limitation Disparities in a "Racial Democracy": Findings Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Brazil
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Functional limitations show race/color disparities in Brazil
Area Of Science
- Gerontology
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background
- Brazil's population is aging rapidly, increasing the risk of functional limitations.
- Existing research on race/color disparities in functional limitation lacks a life course perspective considering Brazil's political history.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine race/color disparities in functional limitations across different age groups in Brazil.
- To investigate how early-life, socioeconomic, health, social, and place factors influence these disparities.
Main Methods
- Utilized data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study on Aging (n=8,980).
- Analyzed race/color disparities in mobility, episodic memory, near vision, and hearing difficulties.
- Employed age-specific regression models, adjusting for a comprehensive set of covariates.
Main Results
- Younger adults (50-59) showed greater disparities across all functional limitations compared to White respondents.
- Older age groups (60+) exhibited fewer disparities, with specific variations in episodic memory and near vision by race/color.
- Early-life and place-based factors were significant in explaining disparities for Black and Brown respondents, respectively.
Conclusions
- Race/color disparities in functional limitation diminish with age, particularly for Black Brazilians.
- The factors contributing to these disparities are race/color-specific and potentially linked to historical life conditions in Brazil.
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