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ArticleEthnicity & health2022

Prevalence of functional limitations among foreign and US-born Black older adults: 2010-2016 National Health Interview Surveys.

Manka Nkimbeng, Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, Roland J Thorpe, Sarah L Szanton, Joycelyn Cudjoe, Janiece L Taylor, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

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  1. Multidimensional functional limitations in American cancer survivors: Characteristics and their effects on survival and healthcare utilization.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  4. Acculturation and Cardiovascular Risk Screening among African Immigrants: The African Immigrant Health Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  5. Longer Residence in the United States is Associated With More Physical Function Limitations in African Immigrant Older Adults.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2022
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  6. Where to Retire? Experiences of Older African Immigrants in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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Manka NkimbengJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7414-921X
Ruth-Alma Turkson-OcranJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9932-052X
Roland J ThorpeJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Sarah L SzantonJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Joycelyn CudjoeJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9861-059X
Janiece L TaylorJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Yvonne Commodore-MensahJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

QAQC Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR003098 · NCATS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2019 to 2023
$57.7M
Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchTL1TR001078 · NCATS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Understanding physical function in older African immigrants: the roles of acculturation and racial discriminationF31AG057166 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI NKIMBENG, MANKA · 2018 to 2019
$66k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001078NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003098NIA NIH HHS F31 AG057166
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine whether the prevalence of functional limitations in United States (US) born differs from that of foreign-born Black older adults.

designWe performed a cross-sectional analysis of data from 14,438 US-born and 1583 foreign-born Black older adults (≥50 years) in the 2010-2016 National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS). Functional limitations were defined by upper and lower extremity limitations, and global functional limitations. Generalized linear modeling using a Poisson distribution and logarithmic link function was used to compare the predicted probabilities of functional limitations in both groups.

resultsThe mean age (SE) of US-born Blacks was 63.56 (0.12) years and foreign-born Blacks was 62.06 (0.32). The majority (92%) of foreign-born Blacks had resided in the US for ≥10 years. US-born older adults were more likely to have upper (46% vs. 29%,

conclusionCompared to their US-born counterparts, foreign-born Black older adults had a markedly lower prevalence of upper and lower extremity functional limitations. Future comparative studies should examine reasons for this apparent health advantage among foreign-born adults to inform social and medical interventions to prevent functional decline in Black older adults in the US.

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PrevalenceAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHealth SurveysHumansMiddle AgedUnited StatesBlacksFunctional limitationslower extremity limitationsolder adultsupper extremity limitations

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PMCPMC7058511

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