title: [Health conditions and functional status of older adults in Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the health conditions and functional status of Mexicans older adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study with a sample of 8,874 adults aged 60 and over, based on a nationally representative study. We analyzed major indicators associated with health conditions and functional status, obtaining prevalence and statistical tests of differences in proportions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main conditions of this population are: hypertension (40%), diabetes (24%) and hypercholesterolemia (20%). For mental health indicators, 17.6% had depressive symptoms, 7.3% cognitive decline, and 7.9% dementia. For functional status, 26.9% reported difficulty in daily activities and 24.6% in instrumental activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is required the implementation of a new model of care to address the increasing prevalence of chronic degenerative diseases in old age, as well as the increased disability and consequent dependence resulting from them.
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Estadística, Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Manrique-Espinoza
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Estadística, Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Aarón
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salinas-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Estadística, Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Karla Margarita
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Moreno-Tamayo
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Dmencias, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, México, DF, México.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Acosta-Castillo
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Dmencias, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, México, DF, México.
authors.forename: Ana Luisa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Sosa-Ortiz
authors.affiliation: Dirección General, Instituto Nacional de Geriatría, México, DF, México.
authors.forename: Luis Miguel
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Robledo
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Estadística, Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Martha Ma
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Téllez-Rojo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged