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• 2012

  BMI and transitions to disability among older adults in Mexico and the United States

  Gerst, K. N., Michaels-Obregon, A. A. & Wong, R. A., Jan 1 2012, Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population. Springer US, p. 67-86 20 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Mexico
  • Income
  • disability
  • Latin America
  • Developing Countries
  5 Scopus citations

• Challenges for Evaluating Cognitive Deterioration in Population Studies

  Wong, R., Nov 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Coexistence of Obesity and Anemia in Older Mexican Adults

  Samper-Ternent, R., Michaels-Obregon, A. & Wong, R., Mar 2012, In: Ageing International. 37, 1, p. 104-117 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • coexistence
  • Anemia
  • Obesity
  • nutrition
  • Communicable Diseases
  10 Scopus citations

• International Policies for Social Protection of Older Adults

  Wong, R., Jul 15 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Older adults under a mixed regime of infectious and chronic diseases

  Samper-Ternent, R., Michaels-Obregon, A., Wong, R. & Palloni, A., 2012, In: Salud publica de Mexico. 54, 5, p. 487-495 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Communicable Diseases
  • Chronic Disease
  • Health
  • Mexico
  • Public Health
  11 Scopus citations

• Recent Returns from the United States : Health, wellbeing and vulnerability of older adults

  Riosmena, F., González-González, C. & Wong, R., 2012, In: Coyuntura Demográfica. 23, p. 1019-1026

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2013

  Childhood Poverty and Depressive Symptoms for Older Adults in Mexico: A Life-Course Analysis

  Torres, J. M. & Wong, R., Sep 2013, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 28, 3, p. 317-337 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Poverty
  • Mexico
  • poverty
  • childhood
  • Depression
  14 Scopus citations

• Financing Health in Latin America, Volume 1: Household Spending and Impoverishment: Global Health Initiative

  Knaul, F., Wong, R. & Arreola, H., 2013, Harvard University Press.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Migrant Health Vulnarability through the Migration Process

  Salgado, N., Riosmena, F., Gonzalez-Block, M. A. & Wong, R., 2013, Binational Study of Migration and Health.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Migration Selection, Protection, and Acculturation in Health: A Binational Perspective on Older Adults

  Riosmena, F., Wong, R. & Palloni, A., Jun 2013, In: Demography. 50, 3, p. 1039-1064 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • acculturation
  • migration
  • hypertension
  • health
  • emigration
  128 Scopus citations

• Rural-Urban Differences in Health Services Utilization in the US-Mexico Border Region

  Su, D., Pratt, W., Salinas, J., Wong, R. & Pagán, J. A., Mar 1 2013, In: Journal of Rural Health. 29, 2, p. 215-223 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Facilities and Services Utilization
  • Mexico
  • Health Services
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Inpatients
  12 Scopus citations
• 2014

  Does the Hispanic Paradox in U.S. Adult Mortality Extend to Disability?

  Hayward, M. D., Hummer, R. A., Chiu, C. T., González-González, C. & Wong, R., Jan 2014, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 33, 1, p. 81-96 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • disability
  • mortality
  • life expectancy
  • document
  • life table
  67 Scopus citations

• Modeling old-age wealth with endogenous early-life outcomes: The case of Mexico

  DeGraff, D. S. & Wong, R., Apr 2014, In: Journal of the Economics of Ageing. 3, p. 58-70 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Old Age
  • old age
  • Endogeneity
  • Mexico
  • Modeling
  3 Scopus citations

• Mortality inequality among older adults in Mexico: The combined role of infectious and chronic diseases

  González-González, C., Samper-Ternent, R., Wong, R. & Palloni, A., Feb 2014, In: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health. 35, 2, p. 89-95 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Chronic Disease
  • Mortality
  • Life Expectancy
  6 Scopus citations

• Population Aging in Mexico: Un Balance del Cambio Demográfico

  Wong, R., Gonzalez, C. & Lopez-Ortega, M., 2014, Los Mexicanos: Un Balance del Cambio Demográfico. Rabell, C. (ed.). Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia among elderly in Brazil: Findings from the sabe study

  Alexandre, T. D. S., Duarte, Y. A. D. O., Santos, J. L. F., Wong, R. & Lebrão, M. L., Mar 2014, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 18, 3, p. 284-290 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sarcopenia
  • Brazil
  • Elderly
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Muscle Strength
  71 Scopus citations

• Prevalence and factors associated with frailty among Peruvian older adults

  Runzer-Colmenares, F. M., Samper-Ternent, R., Al Snih, S., Ottenbacher, K. J., Parodi, J. F. & Wong, R., Jan 2014, In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 58, 1, p. 69-73 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Frailty
  • Veterans
  • navy
  • Geriatrics
  • geriatrics
  37 Scopus citations

• Sarcopenia according to the European working group on Sarcopenia in older people (EWGSOP) versus dynapenia as a risk factor for disability in the elderly

  Da Silva Alexandre, T., De Oliveira Duarte, Y. A., Ferreira Santos, J. L., Wong, R. & Lebrão, M. L., May 2014, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 18, 5, p. 547-553 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sarcopenia
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Elderly
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Muscle Strength
  66 Scopus citations

• Sarcopenia according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) versus dynapenia as a risk factor for mortality in the elderly

  Alexandre, T. D. S., Duarte, Y. A. D. O., Santos, J. L. F., Wong, R. & Lebrao, M. L., Nov 18 2014, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 18, 8, p. 751-756 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sarcopenia
  • Elderly
  • Mortality
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Muscle Strength
  65 Scopus citations

• Sarcopenia according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) versus dynapenia as a risk factor for mortality in the elderly

  Alexandre, T. D. S., Duarte, Y. A. D. O., Santos, J. L. F., Wong, R. & Lebrão, M. L., 2014, In: The journal of nutrition, health & aging. 18, 8, p. 751-756 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sarcopenia
  • Elderly
  • Mortality
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Muscle Strength

• Uninsurance, underinsurance, and health care utilization in Mexico by US border residents

  Su, D., Pratt, W., Stimpson, J. P., Wong, R. & Pagán, J. A., Aug 2014, In: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 16, 4, p. 607-612 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Mexico
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Health Insurance
  • Health Services
  12 Scopus citations
• 2016

  A Late Life Risk Index for Severe Cognitive Impairment in Mexico

  Downer, B., Veeranki, S. P. & Wong, R., Apr 26 2016, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 52, 1, p. 191-203 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Dementia
  • Health
  • Income
  4 Scopus citations

• Educational Gradients and Pathways of Disability Onset Among Older Mexicans

  Saenz, J. L. & Wong, R., Apr 1 2016, In: Research on Aging. 38, 3, p. 299-321 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • disability
  • Health
  • health
  • Parturition
  • Education
  6 Scopus citations

• Introduction to Special Issue

  Wong, R., Angel, J. L. & Riosmena, F., Apr 1 2016, In: Research on Aging. 38, 3, p. 259-262 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Muscle Weakness Is Associated With Diabetes in Older Mexicans: The Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Peterson, M. D., McGrath, R., Zhang, P., Markides, K. S., Al Snih, S. & Wong, R., Oct 1 2016, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 17, 10, p. 933-938 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Muscle Weakness
  • Hand Strength
  • Health
  • Waist Circumference
  • Hand
  19 Scopus citations

• Prediabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, and diabetes among Mexican adults: Findings from the Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Kumar, A., Wong, R., Ottenbacher, K. J. & Al Snih, S., Mar 1 2016, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 26, 3, p. 163-170 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prediabetic State
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Health
  • Cholesterol
  • Waist-Hip Ratio
  19 Scopus citations

• Racial and ethnic differences in cognitive function among older adults in the USA

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Downer, B., Langa, K. M. & Wong, R., Sep 1 2016, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 31, 9, p. 1004-1012 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognition
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Education
  • Age Groups
  • Retirement
  38 Scopus citations

• Self-Reported Health and Functional Characteristics of Mexican and Mexican American Adults Aged 80 and over

  Downer, B., Chen, N. W., Wong, R. & Markides, K. S., Oct 1 2016, In: Journal of aging and health. 28, 7, p. 1239-1255 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexican Americans
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Health
  • Hispanic Americans
  • health
  5 Scopus citations

• SES Gradients Among Mexicans in the United States and in Mexico: A New Twist to the Hispanic Paradox?

  Beltrán-Sánchez, H., Palloni, A., Riosmena, F. & Wong, R., Oct 1 2016, In: Demography. 53, 5, p. 1555-1581 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • social status
  • migrant
  • health
  • experience
  13 Scopus citations

• The Effect of Undiagnosed Diabetes on the Association between Self-Reported Diabetes and Cognitive Impairment among Older Mexican Adults

  Downer, B., Kumar, A., Mehta, H., Al Snih, S. & Wong, R., Nov 1 2016, In: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias. 31, 7, p. 564-569 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Logistic Models
  • Odds Ratio
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Health
  3 Scopus citations

• The progression of disability among older adults in Mexico

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Reistetter, T. A., Wang, C. Y. & Wong, R., Sep 24 2016, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 38, 20, p. 2016-2027 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Developing Countries
  • Disability Studies
  • Mobility Limitation
  7 Scopus citations

• Trajectories of limitations in activities of daily living among older adults in Mexico, 2001-2012

  Díaz-Venegas, C. & Wong, R., Jul 1 2016, In: Disability and Health Journal. 9, 3, p. 524-532 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Elderly
  • Education
  • Public Policy
  8 Scopus citations
• 2019

  Chronic Comorbidities and Receipt of Breast Cancer Screening in United States and Foreign-Born Women: Data from the National Health Interview Survey

  Cofie, L. E., Hirth, J. M., Berenson, A. B. & Wong, R., May 2019, In: Journal of Women's Health. 28, 5, p. 583-590 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Health Surveys
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Comorbidity
  • Interviews
  • Breast Neoplasms
  1 Scopus citations

• Chronic Respiratory Disease and Cognitive Impairment in Older Mexican Adults

  Veeranki, S., Downer, B., Jupiter, D., Kuo, Y. F., Raji, M., Calhoun, W. & Wong, R., Nov 1 2019, In: Neurology India. 67, 6, p. 1539-1542 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Chronic Disease
  • Logistic Models
  • Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
  • Odds Ratio

• Comparisons of the Association of Family and Social Factors With Functional Limitations Across the United States, Mexico, and South Korea: Findings From the HRS Family of Surveys

  Hong, I., Pryor, L., Wong, R., Ottenbacher, K. J. & Reistetter, T. A., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of aging and health.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Republic of Korea
  • Mexico
  • South Korea
  • social factors
  • Retirement

• Expansion of disability across successive Mexican birth cohorts: A longitudinal modelling analysis of birth cohorts born 10 years apart

  Payne, C. F. & Wong, R., Jan 1 2019, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Life Expectancy
  • Cohort Studies
  • Parturition
  • Mexico
  • Activities of Daily Living
  1 Scopus citations

• Having an Adult Child in the United States, Physical Functioning, and Unmet Needs for Care among Older Mexican Adults

  Torres, J. M., Rudolph, K. E., Sofrygin, O., Wong, R., Walter, L. C. & Glymour, M. M., Jul 1 2019, In: Epidemiology. 30, 4, p. 553-560 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Adult Children
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Parents
  • Mexico
  1 Scopus citations

• Racial/Ethnic and Nativity Differences in Cognitive Life Expectancies among Older Adults in the United States

  Garcia, M. A., Downer, B., Chiu, C. T., Saenz, J. L., Rote, S. & Wong, R., Mar 14 2019, In: Gerontologist. 59, 2, p. 281-289 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Life Expectancy
  • Dementia
  • Hispanic Americans
  • African Continental Ancestry Group
  • European Continental Ancestry Group
  17 Scopus citations

• The effect of educational attainment on cognition of older adults: results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2001 and 2012

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Samper-Ternent, R., Michaels-Obregón, A. & Wong, R., Nov 2 2019, In: Aging and Mental Health. 23, 11, p. 1586-1594 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cognition
  • Health
  • Verbal Learning
  • Education
  • Mexico
  2 Scopus citations
• 2020

  Associations between spousal caregiving and health among older adults in Mexico: A targeted estimation approach

  Torres, J. M., Mitchell, U. A., Sofrygin, O., Rudolph, K. E., López-Ortega, M., Sharif, M. Z., Wong, R. & Glymour, M. M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Spouses
  • Health
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Caregivers

• Health Care Expenditures and Utilization Among Older Mexican Adults

  Avila, J. C., Kaul, S. & Wong, R., Jun 1 2020, In: Journal of aging and health. 32, 5-6, p. 269-277 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Health Expenditures
  • expenditures
  • utilization
  • health care
  1 Scopus citations

• Impact of Diabetes and Disease Duration on Work Status Among U.S. Older Adults

  Mutambudzi, M., Gonzalez Gonzalez, C. & Wong, R., Jun 1 2020, In: Journal of aging and health. 32, 5-6, p. 432-440 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • chronic illness
  • Retirement
  • Workforce
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Logistic Models
  3 Scopus citations

• Quantifying Lifecourse Drivers of International Migration: A Cross-national Analysis of Mexico and the United States

  Zeki Al Hazzouri, A., Zhang, L., Murchland, A. R., Grasset, L., Torres, J. M., Jones, R. N., Wong, R. & Glymour, M. M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Epidemiology. p. 50-60 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Mexico
  • Health
  • Retirement
  • Weights and Measures

• Recovery from physical limitations among older Mexican adults

  Díaz-Venegas, C. & Wong, R., Nov 1 2020, In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 91, 104208.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • chronic condition
  • Baseline surveys
  • Depression
  • physical disability
  • dying
  1 Scopus citations

• The Mexican Cognitive Aging Ancillary Study (Mex-Cog): Study Design and Methods

  Mejia-Arango, S., Nevarez, R., Michaels-Obregon, A., Trejo-Valdivia, B., Mendoza-Alvarado, L. R., Sosa-Ortiz, A. L., Martinez-Ruiz, A. & Wong, R., Nov 1 2020, In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 91, 104210.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognitive Aging
  • Dementia
  • Mexico
  • National Institute on Aging (U.S.)
  • Cognition
  1 Scopus citations

• The sequence of physical and cognitive impairment and the association with mortality among unimpaired older mexican adults

  Downer, B., Milani, S. & Wong, R., 2020, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 75, 7, p. 1386-1392 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Mortality
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Health
  • Proportional Hazards Models

• Trends in Positive BRCA Test Results Among Older Women in the United States, 2008-2018

  Guo, F., Scholl, M., Fuchs, E. L., Wong, R., Kuo, Y. F. & Berenson, A. B., Nov 2 2020, In: JAMA network open. 3, 11, p. e2024358

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Ovarian Neoplasms
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Datasets
  • Logistic Models
  • Electronic Health Records

• US Migration status of adult children and cognitive decline among older parents who remain in Mexico

  Torres, J. M., Sofrygin, O., Rudolph, K. E., Haan, M. N., Wong, R. & Maria Glymour, M., Aug 1 2020, In: American journal of epidemiology. 189, 8, p. 761-769 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Adult Children
  • Mexico
  • Income
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Parents
  2 Scopus citations