RESILIENCY AMONG WHI’S WOMEN AGED 80 AND OLDER BY RACE, ETHNICITY, AND NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS

Abstract

A comprehensive examination of resilience by race, ethnicity, and neighborhood socioeconomic status (NSES) among women aged ≥80 is needed, given the aging U.S. population, increasing longevity, and growing racial and ethnic diversity. Participants (n=29,367, median age=84.3) were women aged ≥80 enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative.

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