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ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2021

Estimating the effects of Mexico to U.S. migration on elevated depressive symptoms: evidence from pooled cross-national cohorts.

Audrey R Murchland, A Zeki Al Hazzouri, Lanyu Zhang, Tali Elfassy, Leslie Grasset, Alicia R Riley, Rebeca Wong, Mary N Haan, Richard N Jones, Jacqueline M Torres and 1 more

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Audrey R MurchlandDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Electronic address: amurchland@g.harvard.edu.
A Zeki Al HazzouriDepartment of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Lanyu ZhangDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, MIA.
Tali ElfassyDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, MIA.
Leslie GrassetUniv. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219; Inserm, CIC1401-EC, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
Alicia R RileyDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Rebeca WongDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Community Health and Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
Mary N HaanDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Richard N JonesDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI; Department of Neurology, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI.
Jacqueline M TorresDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
M Maria GlymourDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

Funding

The Mexican Health and Aging Study - IIR01AG018016 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI Rebeca Wong · 1999 to 2026
$22.6M
A binational study to understand dementia risk and disparity among Mexican Americans: The role of Migration and Social DeterminantsRF1AG055486 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GLYMOUR, MEDELLENA MARIA, ZEKI AL HAZZOURI, ADINA · 2017 to 2017
$1.7M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG018016NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG055486
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Abstract

purposeMigrating from Mexico to the U.S. is a major, stressful life event with potentially profound influences on mental health. However, estimating the health effects of migration is challenging because of differential selection into migration and time-varying confounder mediators of migration effects on health.

methodsWe pooled data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (N = 17,771) and Mexican-born U.S. Health and Retirement Study (N = 898) participants to evaluate the effects of migration to the U.S. (at any age and in models for migration in childhood or adulthood) on depressive symptom-count, measured with a modified Centers for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale. We modeled probability of migrating in each year of life from birth to either age at initial migration to the U.S. or enrollment and used these models to calculate inverse probability of migration weights. We applied the weights to covariate-adjusted negative binomial GEE models, estimating the ratio of average symptom-count associated with migration.

resultsMexico to U.S. migration was unrelated to depressive symptoms among men (ratio of average symptom-count= 0.98 [95% CI: 0.89, 1.08]) and women (ratio of average symptom-count = 1.00 [95% CI: 0.92, 1.09]). Results were similar for migration in childhood, early adulthood, or later adulthood.

conclusionsIn this sample of older Mexican-born adults, migration to the U.S. was unrelated to depressive symptoms.

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AgingDepressionAdultFemaleHumansMaleMexicoModels, StatisticalRetirementDepressionImmigrationMental HealthSelection

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