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• 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
• 2018

  Age of Migration Differentials in Life Expectancy with Cognitive Impairment: 20-Year Findings from the Hispanic-EPESE

  Garcia, M. A., Saenz, J. L., Downer, B., Chiu, C. T., Rote, S. & Wong, R., Sep 14 2018, In: Gerontologist. 58, 5, p. 894-903 10 p.

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

  • Life Expectancy
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Southwestern United States
  • Mexican Americans
  11 Scopus citations

• Chronic comorbidities and cervical cancer screening and adherence among US-born and foreign-born women

  Cofie, L., Hirth, J. M. & Wong, R., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: Cancer Causes and Control.

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

  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Comorbidity
  • Papanicolaou Test
  • Obesity
  1 Scopus citations

• Cognition and Context: Rural–Urban Differences in Cognitive Aging Among Older Mexican Adults

  Saenz, J. L., Downer, B., Garcia, M. A. & Wong, R., Jul 1 2018, In: Journal of aging and health. 30, 6, p. 965-986 22 p.

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

  • Cognitive Aging
  • rural area
  • cognition
  • Cognition
  • community size
  10 Scopus citations

• Cognitive functioning of U.S. adults by race and Hispanic origin

  Diaz-Venegas, C., Downer, B., Langa, K. M. & Wong, R., Sep 22 2018, Contextualizing Health and Aging in the Americas: Effects of Space, Time and Place. Springer International Publishing, p. 85-107 23 p.

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

  • dementia
  • Hispanic Americans
  • evidence
  • country of origin
  • retirement
  3 Scopus citations

• Cross-national health comparisons using the Rasch model: findings from the 2012 US Health and Retirement Study and the 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Hong, I., Reistetter, T. A., Díaz-Venegas, C., Michaels-Obregon, A. & Wong, R., Sep 1 2018, In: Quality of Life Research. 27, 9, p. 2431-2441 11 p.

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

  • Retirement
  • Health
  • Arthritis
  • Mexican Americans
  • Population
  2 Scopus citations

• Differences in the Progression of Disability: A U.S.-Mexico Comparison

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Reistetter, T. A. & Wong, R., Jun 14 2018, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 73, 5, p. 913-922 10 p.

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

  • Mexico
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Mobility Limitation
  • Retirement
  • disability
  5 Scopus citations

• Dynamics of Economic Security Among the Aging in Mexico: 2001–2012

  DeGraff, D. S., Wong, R. & Orozco-Rocha, K., Feb 1 2018, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 37, 1, p. 59-90 32 p.

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

  • income
  • Mexico
  • assets
  • economics
  • developing country
  2 Scopus citations

• Efecto del Seguro Popular de Salud sobre los gastos catastróficos y empobrecedores en México, 2004-2012

  Knaul, F. M., Arreola-Ornelas, H., Wong, R., Lugo-Palacios, D. G. & Méndez-Carniado, O., 2018, In: Salud publica de Mexico. 60, 2, p. 130-140 11 p.

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

  • Mexico
  • Health Expenditures
  • Geography
  • Propensity Score
  • Health Insurance
  8 Scopus citations

• Falls in mexican older adults aged 60 years and older

  Valderrama-Hinds, L. M., Snih, S. A., Chen, N. W., Rodriguez, M. A. & Wong, R., 2018, In: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 30, 11, p. 1345-1351 7 p.

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

  • Accidental Falls
  • Vertigo
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Health Care Costs
  5 Scopus citations

• Health Insurance and the Aging: Evidence From the Seguro Popular Program in Mexico

  Parker, S. W., Saenz, J. & Wong, R., Feb 1 2018, In: Demography. 55, 1, p. 361-386 26 p.

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

  • health insurance
  • Mexico
  • rural area
  • health service
  • evidence
  6 Scopus citations

• HPV Vaccination Among Foreign-Born Women: Examining the National Health Interview Survey 2013–2015

  Cofie, L. E., Hirth, J. M., Guo, F., Berenson, A. B., Markides, K. & Wong, R., Jan 2018, In: American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 54, 1, p. 20-27 8 p.

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

  • Health Surveys
  • Vaccination
  • Interviews
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Health Insurance
  8 Scopus citations

• Indoor air pollution and cognitive function among older Mexican adults

  Saenz, J. L., Wong, R. & Ailshire, J. A., Jan 2018, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 72, 1, p. 21-26 6 p.

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

  • Indoor Air Pollution
  • Cognition
  • Coal
  • Cooking
  • Mexico
  14 Scopus citations

• Lifetime Socioeconomic Status and Late-life Health Trajectories: Longitudinal Results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Torres, J. M., Rizzo, S. & Wong, R., Jan 11 2018, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 73, 2, p. 349-360 12 p.

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

  • Social Class
  • social status
  • Health
  • health
  • Mexico
  5 Scopus citations

• Longitudinal associations between having an adult child migrant and depressive symptoms among older adults in the mexican health and aging study

  Torres, J. M., Rudolph, K. E., Sofrygin, O., Maria Glymour, M. & Wong, R., 2018, In: International journal of epidemiology. 47, 5, p. 1432-1442 11 p.

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

  • Adult Children
  • Depression
  • Health
  • Child
  • Mental Health
  3 Scopus citations

• The effect of adult children living in the United States on the likelihood of cognitive impairment for older parents living in Mexico

  Downer, B., González-González, C., Goldman, N., Pebley, A. R. & Wong, R., Jan 2 2018, In: Ethnicity and Health. 23, 1, p. 57-71 15 p.

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

  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Adult Children
  • cognitive impairment
  • Mexico
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  5 Scopus citations

• The role of education in the association between race/ethnicity/nativity, cognitive impairment, and dementia among older adults in the United States

  Garcia, M. A., Saenz, J., Downer, B. & Wong, R., 2018, In: Demographic Research. 38, 1, p. 155-168 14 p.

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

  • cognitive impairment
  • dementia
  • ethnicity
  • education
  • telephone interview
  12 Scopus citations

• The Role of Education in the Relationship Between Age of Migration to the United States and Risk of Cognitive Impairment Among Older Mexican Americans

  Downer, B., Garcia, M. A., Saenz, J., Markides, K. S. & Wong, R., Jun 1 2018, In: Research on Aging. 40, 5, p. 411-431 21 p.

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

  • Mexican Americans
  • cognitive impairment
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • migration
  • Education
  13 Scopus citations
• 2017

  Arthritis and Risk of Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Older Mexican Adults

  Veeranki, S. P., Downer, B., Jupiter, D. & Wong, R., Apr 1 2017, In: Journal of aging and health. 29, 3, p. 454-473 20 p.

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

  • functional impairment
  • cognitive impairment
  • dementia
  • Arthritis
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  4 Scopus citations

• Association between obesity and serum 25(OH)D concentrations in older Mexican adults

  Rontoyanni, V. G., Avila, J. C., Kaul, S., Wong, R. & Veeranki, S. P., Feb 1 2017, In: Nutrients. 9, 2, 97.

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

  • obesity
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • confidence interval
  • Serum
  7 Scopus citations

• Association of arthritis and vitamin D insufficiency with physical disability in Mexican older adults: findings from the Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Valderrama-Hinds, L. M., Al Snih, S., Rodriguez, M. A. & Wong, R., Apr 1 2017, In: Rheumatology International. 37, 4, p. 607-616 10 p.

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

  • Vitamin D
  • Arthritis
  • Health
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Extremities
  5 Scopus citations

• Cohort profile: The Mexican Health and aging study (MHAS)

  Wong, R., Michaels-Obregon, A. & Palloni, A., 2017, In: International journal of epidemiology. 46, 2, e2.

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

  • Health
  • Retirement
  • Mexico
  • Documentation
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  77 Scopus citations

• Development and validation of a 10-year mortality prediction model: Meta-analysis of individual participant data from five cohorts of older adults in developed and developing countries

  Suemoto, C. K., Ueda, P., Beltrán-Sánchez, H., Lebrão, M. L., Duarte, Y. A., Wong, R. & Danaei, G., 2017, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 72, 3, p. 410-416 7 p.

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

  • Developed Countries
  • Developing Countries
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Mortality
  • Retirement
  18 Scopus citations

• Family size and old-age wellbeing: Effects of the fertility transition in Mexico

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Sáenz, J. L. & Wong, R., Mar 1 2017, In: Ageing and Society. 37, 3, p. 495-516 22 p.

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

  • Fertility Transition
  • Old Age
  • Cohort
  • family size
  • Mexico
  4 Scopus citations

• How the Growing Gap in Life Expectancy May Affect Retirement Benefits and Reforms

  Auerbach, A. J., Charles, K. K., Coile, C. C., Gale, W., Goldman, D., Lee, R., Lucas, C. M., Orszag, P. R., Sheiner, L. M., Tysinger, B., Weil, D. N., Wolfers, J. & Wong, R., Jul 1 2017, In: Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice. 42, 3, p. 475-499 25 p.

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

  • Life Expectancy
  • Retirement
  • Income Distribution
  • Social Security Reform
  • Birth Cohort
  10 Scopus citations

• Preventive services use among female survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer

  Avila, J. C., Kuo, Y. F., Rodriguez, A. M., Wong, R. & Kaul, S., 2017, In: Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 11, p. 167-174 8 p.

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

  • Survivors
  • Young Adult
  • Tooth
  • Odds Ratio
  • Blood Pressure
  4 Scopus citations

• Projecting diabetes prevalence among Mexicans aged 50 years and older: The Future Elderly Model-Mexico (FEM-Mexico)

  Gonzalez-Gonzalez, C., Tysinger, B., Goldman, D. P. & Wong, R., Oct 1 2017, In: BMJ open. 7, 10, e017330.

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

  • Mexico
  • Elderly
  • Health
  • Incidence
  • Population
  8 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
• 2015

  Adult obesity, disease and longevity in Mexico

  Palloni, A., Beltrán-Sánchez, H., Novak, B., Pinto, G. & Wong, R., 2015, In: Salud publica de Mexico. 57, p. S22-S30

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

  Open Access

  • Mexico
  • Longevity
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Obesity
  • Mortality
  13 Scopus citations

• A life course approach to mortality in Mexico

  Saenz, J. L. & Wong, R., 2015, In: Salud publica de Mexico. 57, p. S46-S53

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

  Open Access

  • Mexico
  • Social Class
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Developing Countries

• Costs of breast cancer care in Mexico: Analysis of two insurance coverage scenarios

  González-Robledo, M. C., Wong, R., Ornelas, H. A. & Knaul, F. M., Oct 28 2015, In: ecancermedicalscience. 9, 587.

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

  • Insurance Coverage
  • Mexico
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Social Security
  5 Scopus citations

• Cross-national differences in disability among elders: Transitions in disability in Mexico and the United States

  Gerst-Emerson, K., Wong, R., Michaels-Obregon, A. & Palloni, A., 2015, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 70, 5, p. 759-768 10 p.

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

  • national differences
  • Mexico
  • disability
  • Retirement
  • Health
  11 Scopus citations