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Epidemiology
- 10% of elderly > 65 years of age have income below the poverty line
- living alone more often characteristic of elderly living in poverty
- women more often than men live in poverty
- hispanic & black elderly more likely than whites to live in poverty
- rates of poverty increase with age: 8.7% age 65-74, 12.7% > 85 years of age
Complications
- current poverty is associated increased risk of mortality (RR=1.42)[3]
- cumulative poverty (always in poverty) associated increased risk of mortality (RR=1.71)[3]
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References
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 9th edition (GRS9) Medinal-Walpole A, Pacala JT, Porter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2016
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brady D et al. Novel estimates of mortality associated with poverty in the US. JAMA Intern Med 2023 Apr 17; [e-pub] PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37067817 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2804032