scholarly journals Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (49) ◽  
pp. 15078-15083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Case ◽  
Angus Deaton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Hispanic Men ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Inability To Work ◽  
Education Groups ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

This paper documents a marked increase in the all-cause mortality of middle-aged white non-Hispanic men and women in the United States between 1999 and 2013. This change reversed decades of progress in mortality and was unique to the United States; no other rich country saw a similar turnaround. The midlife mortality reversal was confined to white non-Hispanics; black non-Hispanics and Hispanics at midlife, and those aged 65 and above in every racial and ethnic group, continued to see mortality rates fall. This increase for whites was largely accounted for by increasing death rates from drug and alcohol poisonings, suicide, and chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis. Although all education groups saw increases in mortality from suicide and poisonings, and an overall increase in external cause mortality, those with less education saw the most marked increases. Rising midlife mortality rates of white non-Hispanics were paralleled by increases in midlife morbidity. Self-reported declines in health, mental health, and ability to conduct activities of daily living, and increases in chronic pain and inability to work, as well as clinically measured deteriorations in liver function, all point to growing distress in this population. We comment on potential economic causes and consequences of this deterioration.

scholarly journals Drought severity and all-cause mortality rates among adults in the United States: 1968–2014

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie M. Lynch ◽  
Robert H. Lyles ◽  
Lance A. Waller ◽  
Azar M. Abadi ◽  
Jesse E. Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Drought Severity ◽  
All Cause Mortality

scholarly journals Can Higher Education Ameliorate Racial/Ethnic Disadvantage? An Analysis of the Wage Assimilation of College-Educated Hispanic Americans

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110091
Author(s):  
Sharron Xuanren Wang ◽  
Arthur Sakamoto
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Degree ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Hispanic Men ◽  
College Educated ◽  
Hispanic White

Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States, but quantitative research on the various components of this population has not received extensive investigation. College-educated Hispanics have been particularly neglected due to exaggerated and negative stereotypes. This present study uses data from the 2010 National Survey of College Graduates to investigate wage attainments among college-educated Hispanics. Hispanic Americans are categorized based on their place of birth and age in which they entered the U.S. education system. Results indicate that native-born and foreign-born Hispanic women who have at least a college degree have reached approximate wage parity with comparable native-born non-Hispanic White women. By contrast, native-born Hispanic men face a 10% wage penalty relative to comparable native-born non-Hispanic White men. In addition, foreign-born Hispanic men who immigrated as adults and obtained their college degree outside of the United States face larger wage penalties that are augmented by a lack of citizenship. Theoretical and empirical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Changes in Excess Mortality from End Stage Renal Disease in the United States from 1995 to 2013

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethany J. Foster ◽  
Mark M. Mitsnefes ◽  
Mourad Dahhou ◽  
Xun Zhang ◽  
Benjamin L. Laskin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
General Population ◽  
Excess Mortality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Excess Risk ◽  
Calendar Time ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Functioning Kidney

Background and objectivesIndividuals with ESRD have a very high risk of death. Although mortality rates have decreased over time in ESRD, it is unknown if improvements merely reflect parallel increases in general population survival. We, therefore, examined changes in the excess risk of all-cause mortality—over and above the risk in the general population—among people treated for ESRD in the United States from 1995 to 2013. We hypothesized that the magnitude of change in the excess risk of death would differ by age and RRT modality.Design, setting, participants, & measurementsWe used time-dependent relative survival models including data from persons with incident ESRD as recorded in the US Renal Data System and age-, sex-, race-, and calendar year–specific general population mortality rates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We calculated relative excess risks (analogous to hazard ratios) to examine the association between advancing calendar time and the primary outcome of all-cause mortality.ResultsWe included 1,938,148 children and adults with incident ESRD from 1995 to 2013. Adjusted relative excess risk per 5-year increment in calendar time ranged from 0.73 (95% confidence interval, 0.69 to 0.77) for 0–14 year olds to 0.88 (95% confidence interval, 0.88 to 0.88) for ≥65 year olds, meaning that the excess risk of ESRD-related death decreased by 12%–27% over any 5-year interval between 1995 and 2013. Decreases in excess mortality over time were observed for all ages and both during treatment with dialysis and during time with a functioning kidney transplant (year by age and year by renal replacement modality interactions were both P<0.001), with the largest relative improvements observed for the youngest persons with a functioning kidney transplant. Absolute decreases in excess ESRD-related mortality were greatest for the oldest persons.ConclusionsThe excess risk of all-cause mortality among people with ESRD, over and above the risk in the general population, decreased significantly between 1995 and 2013 in the United States.

scholarly journals Religious Participation and Mortality Risk in Mexico

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 1053-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrence D Hill ◽  
Joseph L Saenz ◽  
Sunshine M Rote
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Participation ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Health Selection ◽  
All Cause Mortality

Abstract Objectives Although research suggests that religious involvement tends to favor longevity, most of this work has been conducted in the United States. This article explores the association between religious participation and all-cause mortality risk in Mexico. Methods We used data from the 2003–2015 Mexican Health and Aging Study (n = 14,743) and Cox proportional hazard regression models to assess the association between religious participation and all-cause mortality risk. Results Our key finding is that older Mexicans who participate once or more per week in religious activities tend to exhibit a 19% reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality than those who never participate. This estimate persisted with adjustments for health selection (chronic disease burden, activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, cognitive functioning, and depressive symptoms), several potential mediators (social support, smoking, and drinking), and a range of sociodemographic characteristics. Although we observed considerable health selection due to physical health and cognitive functioning, we found no evidence of mediation. Discussion Our results confirm that religious participation is associated with lower all-cause mortality risk among older adults in Mexico. Our analyses contribute to previous research by replicating and extending the external validity of studies conducted in the United States, Israel, Denmark, Finland, and Taiwan.

scholarly journals Renal Insufficiency and Subsequent Death Resulting from Cardiovascular Disease in the United States

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Muntner ◽  
Jiang He ◽  
Lee Hamm ◽  
Catherine Loria ◽  
Paul K. Whelton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Renal Insufficiency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Urinary Protein ◽  
Estimated Gfr ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Related Mortality

ABSTRACT. Several epidemiologic studies reported that persons with renal insufficiency might have increased cardiovascular disease-related mortality rates in select populations. The association between renal insufficiency and increased cardiovascular disease-related and all-cause mortality rates during 16 yr of follow-up monitoring was examined among participants who were 30 to 74 yr of age at the baseline examinations in 1976 to 1980, with urinary protein dipstick measurements (n = 8786) or serum creatinine levels of ≤3.0 mg/dl (n = 6354), from the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Mortality Study. GFR were estimated by adjusting serum creatinine levels for age, race, and gender, using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula. Cardiovascular disease-related mortality rates were 6.2, 17.9, and 37.2 deaths/1000 person-yr among subjects with urinary protein levels of <30, 30 to 299, and ≥300 mg/dl and were 4.1, 8.6, and 20.5 deaths/1000 person-yr among participants with estimated GFR of ≥90, 70 to 89, and <70 ml/min, respectively. After adjustment for potential confounders, the relative hazards (and 95% confidence intervals) for cardiovascular disease-related death were 1.57 (0.99 to 2.48) and 1.77 (0.97 to 3.21) among subjects with urinary protein levels of 30 to 299 and ≥300 mg/dl, respectively, compared with <30 mg/dl (P trend = 0.02). The corresponding relative hazards for all-cause-related death were 1.64 (1.23 to 2.18) and 2.00 (1.13 to 3.55; P trend < 0.001). Compared with subjects with estimated GFR of ≥90 ml/min, those with estimated GFR of <70 ml/min exhibited higher relative risks of death from cardiovascular disease and all causes [1.68 (1.33 to 2.13) and 1.51 (1.19 to 1.91), respectively]. This study indicates that, in a representative sample of the United States general population, renal insufficiency is independently associated with increased cardiovascular disease-related and all-cause mortality rates.

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