Ivonne Z Jiménez‐Velázquez

Biographic Data

ID6758958
NAMEIvonne Z Jiménez‐Velázquez
GIVEN NAMESIvonne Z
FAMILY NAMEJiménez‐Velázquez
SIGNATUREVELÁZQUEZ I Z J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Puerto Rico System
ORCID0000-0002-9943-1657
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX1

  • Dementia Research in the Caribbean Hispanic Islands

    Open AccessDaisy Acosta, Jorge Jesus Llibre‐Guerra et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    During the last decade, the Caribbean Hispanic islands experienced accelerated demographic aging, representing the fastest aging region within Latin America. Age-related non-communicable diseases, including dementia, are now reported at high prevalence. The Caribbean islands share similar genetic ancestry, culture, migration patterns, and risk profiles, providing a unique setting to understand dementia in the Caribbean-Hispanics. This perspective…

  • Color disparities in cognitive aging among Puerto Ricans on the archipelago

    Open AccessMao‐mei Liu, Michael Crowe et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2021

    This research seeks to contribute new understanding of color disparities and gender in cognitive aging among older adults residing in Puerto Rico. We use the island-representative Puerto Rican Elderly Health Conditions (PREHCO) longitudinal study that measures cognitive health at baseline and cognitive decline between waves. In pooled models, we discern little or no color disparities in cognition at baseline. Sex-stratified models of baseline cog…

  • Dependence- and Disability-Free Life Expectancy Across Eight Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Open AccessMatthew Prina, Yu-Tzu Wu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2019Cited by: 3References: 1

    Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate healthy life expectancies in eight low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), using two indicators: disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) and dependence-free life expectancy (DepFLE). Method: Using the Sullivan method, healthy life expectancy was calculated based on the prevalence of dependence and disability from the 10/66 cohort study, which included 16,990 people aged 65 or above in China,…

  • Cancer disparities between mainland and island Puerto Ricans

    Open AccessGloria Y F Ho, Nayda R Figueroa-Vallés et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2009

    OBJECTIVES: Examination of cancer rates in a single Hispanic subgroup-Puerto Ricans-and comparison of incidence rates among mainland Puerto Ricans living in the United States, island Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico, and U.S. non-Hispanic whites to reveal ethnic-specific cancer patterns and disparities in Puerto Ricans. METHODS: Incidence data were obtained from the cancer registries of Puerto Rico and three U.S. northeastern states (New York, New Je…

  • Health disparities between island and mainland Puerto Ricans

    Open AccessGloria Y F Ho, Hong Qian et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2006

    Puerto Ricans living on the U.S. mainland and those living in Puerto Rico both need to target lowering their prevalence of obesity and diabetes. For island Puerto Ricans, improved education about the significance of primary prevention and diabetes care is needed. For mainland Puerto Ricans, the accessibility of the primary health care system renders it a potentially effective venue for interventions, particularly for smoking cessation. More studi…