Carmen García-Peña
Biographic Data
| ID | 1780906 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carmen García-Peña |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carmen |
| FAMILY NAME | García-Peña |
| SIGNATURE | GARCÍA-PEÑA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto Nacional de Pediatria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9380-6964 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Structural factors of disability and ageing: Spatial patterns in Mexico
The findings show that ageing and disability are spatially patterned outcomes shaped by long-standing territorial inequalities. Recognizing these spatial dynamics is key to designing regionally differentiated, place-based public health and social policy responses that promote equitable ageing in Mexico
Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures in older Mexican people based on their social security status
Out-of-pocket health expenditures (OOPEs) represent a financial strain that can increase the risk of impoverishment, especially in older people. Universal health coverage is the primary strategy to ensure financial protection. The Mexican health system is based on social security. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between OOPEs and social security status over time among Mexican adults aged 50 and older. A se…
Citizens' Jury as a Strategy to Increase Social Participation Among Older People
INTRODUCTION: Social participation is essential for healthy ageing. Older people must engage in social, political and cultural activities. Institutions must create spaces that enable their involvement. Citizens' jury (CJ) is a strategy that promotes participation by involving citizens in deliberative processes. We organised a CJ with older people at the National Institute of Geriatrics (INGER) to identify ageing-related research priorities for th…
Social capital as a moderator of the relationship between violent community environment and psychological distress
To evaluate the modifying effect of social capital on the relationship between living in violent communities and the presence of psychological distress in adolescents and youth in Mexico. The analysis of the Social Cohesion Survey for the Prevention of Violence and Crime (ECOPRED, by its acronym in Spanish) was conducted. The analytic sample consisted of 39,639 participants aged 12 to 29 years. Community violence and social capital were measured …
Beyond direct exposure to violence: Effects of living in disordered and violent communities on psychological distress in young Mexican people
The association between community violence and mental health has been studied by reports of individual experiences, particularly in adolescents and youths, but little is known about the effect of living in disordered and violent communities. This study aims to determine the possible relation between living in disordered and violent community environments and psychological distress in Mexican adolescents and youths regardless of their individual e…
Vulnerability to Covid-19: Cluster analysis of census tracts in Malaga, Spain
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognized the importance of focusing on cities to achieve sustainable development goals. The COVID-19 pandemic reaffirmed the need to consider spatial variables when analyzing the impact of a risk or epidemic. Many studies have assessed the impact of this pandemic on countries and its connection with numerous population-related factors, such as vulnerability and resilience. However, there have been less spatial ana…
Self-Organizing Maps to Multidimensionally Characterize Physical Profiles in Older Adults
The aim of this study is to automatically analyze, characterize and classify physical performance and body composition data of a cohort of Mexican community-dwelling older adults. Self-organizing maps (SOM) were used to identify similar profiles in 562 older adults living in Mexico City that participated in this study. Data regarding demographics, geriatric syndromes, comorbidities, physical performance, and body composition were obtained. The sa…
Patterns of Muscle-Related Risk Factors for Sarcopenia in Older Mexican Women
Early detriment in the muscle mass quantity, quality, and functionality, determined by calf circumference (CC), phase angle (PA), gait time (GT), and grip strength (GSt), may be considered a risk factor for sarcopenia. Patterns derived from these parameters could timely identify an early stage of this disease. Thus, the present work aims to identify those patterns of muscle-related parameters and their association with sarcopenia in a cohort of o…
An Assessment of Mexico’s Situation Based on three Global Indexes on Healthy Aging, and its Use on the Design of Public Policy
Disability-Adjusted Life Years for the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Mexican Population
Mexico is one of the countries most affected by the COVID-19 disease. Although there is vast information on the disease, there still are unknown data on the societal and economic cost of the pandemic. To estimate this impact, the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) can be a useful tool. Objective: To assess the DALYs due to COVID-19 in Mexico. Methods: We used the data released by the Mexican Ministry of Health to estimate the DALYs by the sum…
Widowhood Status and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS)
Interpopulation Similarity of Sex and Age-Related Body Composition Variations Among Older Adults
The aim of the study was to analyze sex and age-related body composition variations among older adults from the Brazilian, Italian, and Mexican population. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted in 1103 community-dwelling older adults (634 women and 469 men), aged 60 to 89 years, living in Brazil ( n = 176), Italy ( n = 554), and Mexico ( n = 373). Anthropometric measurements were taken, BMI was calculated, and impedance measurements were obtai…
A Longitudinal Study on Multidimensional Resilience to Physical and Psychosocial Stress in Elderly Mexicans
Objectives: To identify trajectories of depression and daily disability in the context of serious falls and widowhood and to predict those trajectories before the events occurred. Methods: Longitudinal data were used from the Mexican Health and Aging Study. Trajectories were estimated using latent class growth analysis. Internal and socio-ecological resources were analyzed as predictors of the trajectories. Results: Unfavorable (worsening of symp…
Impact of social disadvantages in the presence of diabetes at old age
Not having shoes during childhood, an indicator of social disadvantages, is associated with the incidence and prevalence of diabetes in older adults. This suggests that social disadvantages can be a determinant for the presence of chronic diseases in adulthood
The Burden of Disease in Mexican Older Adults: Premature Mortality Challenging a Limited-Resource Health System
Objectives: To assess the burden of disease and disability in older persons in Mexico from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2016 study data. Methods: Analysis of the Mexican data from the GBD 2016 study is presented by state, sex, and stratified into four age groups: 60 to 69, 70 to 79, 80 to 89, and 90+ years. Results: The majority of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable to disorders in persons 60+ in Mexico were due to prematur…
Comparison of quality of life among community-dwelling older adults with the frailty phenotype
Collective violence and the health of the elderly: A cross-sectional analysis of a population-based national survey in Mexico
Objective. To describe the association between collective violence and the health of older adults in Mexico. Methods. The data analyzed were taken from a Mexican population-based national survey of health and nutrition that included a representative sample of adults over 60 years of age and from an index of violence for each of the states of Mexico that was compiled by a major research center. Five of the most common geriatric ailments (weight lo…
Frailty and food insecurity in older adults
Objective The objective of the current work was to determine the association between food insecurity and frailty in older adults, within the context of a country with accelerated ageing and nutritional problems. Design Cross-sectional analysis of a representative nationwide survey on health and nutrition. Setting Mexican nationwide survey. Subjects A sample of 7108 adults aged 60 years or older living in communities, representative of Mexican old…
Exercise-referral scheme to promote physical activity among hypertensive patients: Design of a cluster randomized trial in the Primary Health Care Units of Mexico’s Social Security System
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01910935. Date of registration: 07/05/2013
Health care utilization in the elderly Mexican population: Expenditures and determinants
The conditions associated with age, such as chronic diseases, have higher weight than age itself; therefore, they are responsible for the higher expenditures reported. Conclusions point towards a differentiated use and intensity of health services depending on age. The projected increase in hospitalization and health care needs for this group requires immediate attention
Psychometric properties of the General Oral Health Assessment Index (Gohai) and dental status of an elderly Mexican population: Psychometric properties of the General Oral Health Assessment Index (Goh…
The GOHAI has acceptable psychometric properties, discriminates between self-perception of oral health and self-perception of general health, and correlates with past caries experience measured by the DMFT index
Anthropometric measures and nutritional status in a healthy elderly population
Our findings suggest that applying the BMI thresholds that identify being overweight in the general adult population may lead to an overestimation in the number of overweight elderly Similar problems appear to exist when assessing waist circumference and WHR values. Prospective studies are required to determine the associations between health and BMI, waist circumference and WHR in the elderly
Autopercepción del estado de salud: Una aproximación al los ancianos en México
OBJETIVO: Evaluar el estado de salud de los ancianos mexicanos a través de la autopercepción y analizar los factores sociales, de salud y organizacionales asociados. MÉTODOS: Estudio de datos secundarios de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2000 en México. Se realizó análisis de regresión logística múltiple. La variable dependiente fue el estado de salud medido a través de la autopercepción de salud. Las variables independientes seleccionadas fueron:…
Validation of the Health Perceptions Questionnaire for an Older Mexican Population
The objective was to translate, adapt, and validate the Health Perceptions Questionnaire for use on an older Mexican population. After translating and pretesting, three items were eliminated and answers were dichotomised. In the scale, 24 items were used to interview a representative sample of 4,966 respondents. Internal consistency was .91. Principal components analysis for categorical data gave four similar factors to those reported in the orig…
Vulnerability to Covid-19: Cluster analysis of census tracts in Malaga, Spain
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognized the importance of focusing on cities to achieve sustainable development goals. The COVID-19 pandemic reaffirmed the need to consider spatial variables when analyzing the impact of a risk or epidemic. Many studies have assessed the impact of this pandemic on countries and its connection with numerous population-related factors, such as vulnerability and resilience. However, there have been less spatial ana…
The Burden of Disease in Mexican Older Adults: Premature Mortality Challenging a Limited-Resource Health System
Objectives: To assess the burden of disease and disability in older persons in Mexico from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2016 study data. Methods: Analysis of the Mexican data from the GBD 2016 study is presented by state, sex, and stratified into four age groups: 60 to 69, 70 to 79, 80 to 89, and 90+ years. Results: The majority of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable to disorders in persons 60+ in Mexico were due to prematur…
Beyond direct exposure to violence: Effects of living in disordered and violent communities on psychological distress in young Mexican people
The association between community violence and mental health has been studied by reports of individual experiences, particularly in adolescents and youths, but little is known about the effect of living in disordered and violent communities. This study aims to determine the possible relation between living in disordered and violent community environments and psychological distress in Mexican adolescents and youths regardless of their individual e…
Validation of the Health Perceptions Questionnaire for an Older Mexican Population
The objective was to translate, adapt, and validate the Health Perceptions Questionnaire for use on an older Mexican population. After translating and pretesting, three items were eliminated and answers were dichotomised. In the scale, 24 items were used to interview a representative sample of 4,966 respondents. Internal consistency was .91. Principal components analysis for categorical data gave four similar factors to those reported in the orig…
Autopercepción del estado de salud: Una aproximación al los ancianos en México
OBJETIVO: Evaluar el estado de salud de los ancianos mexicanos a través de la autopercepción y analizar los factores sociales, de salud y organizacionales asociados. MÉTODOS: Estudio de datos secundarios de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2000 en México. Se realizó análisis de regresión logística múltiple. La variable dependiente fue el estado de salud medido a través de la autopercepción de salud. Las variables independientes seleccionadas fueron:…
Anthropometric measures and nutritional status in a healthy elderly population
Our findings suggest that applying the BMI thresholds that identify being overweight in the general adult population may lead to an overestimation in the number of overweight elderly Similar problems appear to exist when assessing waist circumference and WHR values. Prospective studies are required to determine the associations between health and BMI, waist circumference and WHR in the elderly
Psychometric properties of the General Oral Health Assessment Index (Gohai) and dental status of an elderly Mexican population: Psychometric properties of the General Oral Health Assessment Index (Goh…
The GOHAI has acceptable psychometric properties, discriminates between self-perception of oral health and self-perception of general health, and correlates with past caries experience measured by the DMFT index
Health care utilization in the elderly Mexican population: Expenditures and determinants
The conditions associated with age, such as chronic diseases, have higher weight than age itself; therefore, they are responsible for the higher expenditures reported. Conclusions point towards a differentiated use and intensity of health services depending on age. The projected increase in hospitalization and health care needs for this group requires immediate attention
Exercise-referral scheme to promote physical activity among hypertensive patients: Design of a cluster randomized trial in the Primary Health Care Units of Mexico’s Social Security System
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01910935. Date of registration: 07/05/2013
Frailty and food insecurity in older adults
Objective The objective of the current work was to determine the association between food insecurity and frailty in older adults, within the context of a country with accelerated ageing and nutritional problems. Design Cross-sectional analysis of a representative nationwide survey on health and nutrition. Setting Mexican nationwide survey. Subjects A sample of 7108 adults aged 60 years or older living in communities, representative of Mexican old…
Comparison of quality of life among community-dwelling older adults with the frailty phenotype
Collective violence and the health of the elderly: A cross-sectional analysis of a population-based national survey in Mexico
Objective. To describe the association between collective violence and the health of older adults in Mexico. Methods. The data analyzed were taken from a Mexican population-based national survey of health and nutrition that included a representative sample of adults over 60 years of age and from an index of violence for each of the states of Mexico that was compiled by a major research center. Five of the most common geriatric ailments (weight lo…
Impact of social disadvantages in the presence of diabetes at old age
Not having shoes during childhood, an indicator of social disadvantages, is associated with the incidence and prevalence of diabetes in older adults. This suggests that social disadvantages can be a determinant for the presence of chronic diseases in adulthood
The Burden of Disease in Mexican Older Adults: Premature Mortality Challenging a Limited-Resource Health System
Objectives: To assess the burden of disease and disability in older persons in Mexico from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2016 study data. Methods: Analysis of the Mexican data from the GBD 2016 study is presented by state, sex, and stratified into four age groups: 60 to 69, 70 to 79, 80 to 89, and 90+ years. Results: The majority of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable to disorders in persons 60+ in Mexico were due to prematur…
Interpopulation Similarity of Sex and Age-Related Body Composition Variations Among Older Adults
The aim of the study was to analyze sex and age-related body composition variations among older adults from the Brazilian, Italian, and Mexican population. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted in 1103 community-dwelling older adults (634 women and 469 men), aged 60 to 89 years, living in Brazil ( n = 176), Italy ( n = 554), and Mexico ( n = 373). Anthropometric measurements were taken, BMI was calculated, and impedance measurements were obtai…
A Longitudinal Study on Multidimensional Resilience to Physical and Psychosocial Stress in Elderly Mexicans
Objectives: To identify trajectories of depression and daily disability in the context of serious falls and widowhood and to predict those trajectories before the events occurred. Methods: Longitudinal data were used from the Mexican Health and Aging Study. Trajectories were estimated using latent class growth analysis. Internal and socio-ecological resources were analyzed as predictors of the trajectories. Results: Unfavorable (worsening of symp…
Disability-Adjusted Life Years for the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Mexican Population
Mexico is one of the countries most affected by the COVID-19 disease. Although there is vast information on the disease, there still are unknown data on the societal and economic cost of the pandemic. To estimate this impact, the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) can be a useful tool. Objective: To assess the DALYs due to COVID-19 in Mexico. Methods: We used the data released by the Mexican Ministry of Health to estimate the DALYs by the sum…
Widowhood Status and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS)
Self-Organizing Maps to Multidimensionally Characterize Physical Profiles in Older Adults
The aim of this study is to automatically analyze, characterize and classify physical performance and body composition data of a cohort of Mexican community-dwelling older adults. Self-organizing maps (SOM) were used to identify similar profiles in 562 older adults living in Mexico City that participated in this study. Data regarding demographics, geriatric syndromes, comorbidities, physical performance, and body composition were obtained. The sa…
Patterns of Muscle-Related Risk Factors for Sarcopenia in Older Mexican Women
Early detriment in the muscle mass quantity, quality, and functionality, determined by calf circumference (CC), phase angle (PA), gait time (GT), and grip strength (GSt), may be considered a risk factor for sarcopenia. Patterns derived from these parameters could timely identify an early stage of this disease. Thus, the present work aims to identify those patterns of muscle-related parameters and their association with sarcopenia in a cohort of o…
An Assessment of Mexico’s Situation Based on three Global Indexes on Healthy Aging, and its Use on the Design of Public Policy
Vulnerability to Covid-19: Cluster analysis of census tracts in Malaga, Spain
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognized the importance of focusing on cities to achieve sustainable development goals. The COVID-19 pandemic reaffirmed the need to consider spatial variables when analyzing the impact of a risk or epidemic. Many studies have assessed the impact of this pandemic on countries and its connection with numerous population-related factors, such as vulnerability and resilience. However, there have been less spatial ana…
Social capital as a moderator of the relationship between violent community environment and psychological distress
To evaluate the modifying effect of social capital on the relationship between living in violent communities and the presence of psychological distress in adolescents and youth in Mexico. The analysis of the Social Cohesion Survey for the Prevention of Violence and Crime (ECOPRED, by its acronym in Spanish) was conducted. The analytic sample consisted of 39,639 participants aged 12 to 29 years. Community violence and social capital were measured …
Beyond direct exposure to violence: Effects of living in disordered and violent communities on psychological distress in young Mexican people
The association between community violence and mental health has been studied by reports of individual experiences, particularly in adolescents and youths, but little is known about the effect of living in disordered and violent communities. This study aims to determine the possible relation between living in disordered and violent community environments and psychological distress in Mexican adolescents and youths regardless of their individual e…
Citizens' Jury as a Strategy to Increase Social Participation Among Older People
INTRODUCTION: Social participation is essential for healthy ageing. Older people must engage in social, political and cultural activities. Institutions must create spaces that enable their involvement. Citizens' jury (CJ) is a strategy that promotes participation by involving citizens in deliberative processes. We organised a CJ with older people at the National Institute of Geriatrics (INGER) to identify ageing-related research priorities for th…
Structural factors of disability and ageing: Spatial patterns in Mexico
The findings show that ageing and disability are spatially patterned outcomes shaped by long-standing territorial inequalities. Recognizing these spatial dynamics is key to designing regionally differentiated, place-based public health and social policy responses that promote equitable ageing in Mexico
Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures in older Mexican people based on their social security status
Out-of-pocket health expenditures (OOPEs) represent a financial strain that can increase the risk of impoverishment, especially in older people. Universal health coverage is the primary strategy to ensure financial protection. The Mexican health system is based on social security. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between OOPEs and social security status over time among Mexican adults aged 50 and older. A se…
Medicine (19 works) · Gerontology (16 works) · Population (13 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Nutrition and Health in Aging (6 works)