A Reference List of Publications Using SABE Data
Compiled by
The Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison
April 30, 2012
[Anon]. 2004. "Obesity in the Elderly in Santiago, Chile and Its Relationship with
Mortality. The SABE Study." Obesity Research 12:A201.
Al Snih, S., J. E. Graham, Y. F. Kuo, J. S. Goodwin, K. S. Markides, and K. J.
Ottenbacher. 2010. "Obesity and Disability: Relation among Older Adults Living in
Latin America and the Caribbean." American Journal of Epidemiology 171(12):128288.
Al Snih, Soham, Laura Ray, and Kyriakos S. Markides. 2006. "Prevalence of SelfReported Arthritis among Elders from Latin America and the Caribbean and Among
Mexican Americans from the Southwestern United States." Journal of Aging and
Health 18(2):207-23.
Albala, C., P. Marin, F. Vio, C. Garcia, J. Santos, and M. Pelaez. 2002. "Prevalence of
Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly in Santiago, Chile. The SABE Project." Journal of
the American Geriatrics Society 50(4):S132.
Albala, C., F. Vio, C. Garcia, J. L. Santos, P. P. Marin, and M. Pelaez. 2002. "Prevalence
of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly in Santiago, Chile the SABE Project."
Neurobiology of Aging 23(1):S452.
Albala, C., C. Garcia, P. Marin, F. Vio, P. Arroyo, A. Palloni, and M. Pelaez. 2002.
"Health Conditions of the Elderly in Santiago, Chile. The SABE Project." Journal of the
American Geriatrics Society 50(4):S55.
Albala, C., P. Marin, and M. Pelaez. 2003. "Prevalance of Cognitive Impairment in Four
Latin American Cities: The SABE Project." International Psychogeriatrics 15:147.
Albala, C., M. L. Lebrao, E. M. L. Diaz, R. Ham-Chande, A. J. Hennis, A. Palloni, M.
Pelaez, and O. Pratts. 2005. "The Health, Well-Being, and Aging ("SABE") Survey:
Methodology Applied and Profile of the Study Population." Revista Panamericana De
Salud Publica-Pan American Journal of Public Health 17(5-6):307-22.
Albala, Cecilia, Hugo Sanchez, Lydia Lera, Barbara Angel, and Ximena Cea. 2011.
"Socioeconomic Inequalities in Active Life Expectancy and Disability Related to
Obesity among Older People." Revista Medica De Chile 139(10):1276-85.
Alvarado, Beatriz Eugenia, Maria Victoria Zunzunegui, François Béland, Maryline
Sicotte, and Lourdes Tellechea. 2007. "Social and Gender Inequalities in Depressive
Symptoms among Urban Older Adults of Latin America and the Caribbean." The
Journals of Gerontology 62B(4):S226.
Alves, L. C., B. C. Quinet Leimann, M. E. Lopez Vasconcelos, M. Sa Carvalho, A. G.
Godoi Vasconcelos, T. C. Oliveira da Fonseca, M. L. Lebrao, and R. Laurenti. 2007.
"The Effect of Chronic Diseases on Functional Status of the Elderly Living in the City
of Sao Paulo, Brazil." Cadernos De Saude Publica / Ministerio Da Saude, Fundacao
Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica 23(8):1924-30.
Alves, Luciana Correia and Roberto Nascimento Rodriguez. 2005. "Determinants of SelfRated Health among Elderly Persons in São Paulo, Brazil." Rev.Panam.Salud
Publica/Pan Am.J.Public Health 17(5-6):333-41.
Alves, Luciana Correia, Beatriz Consuelo Quinet Leimann, Maria Estrella Lopez
Vasconcelos, Marilia Sa Carvalho, Ana Gloria Godoi Vasconcelos, Thais Cristina
Oliveira da Fonseca, Maria Lucia Lebrao, and Ruy Laurenti. 2007. "The Effect of
Chronic Diseases on Functional Status of the Elderly Living in the City of Sao Paulo,
Brazil." Cadernos De Saude Publica 23(8):1924-30.
Alves, R. P. and M. D. N. Marucci. 2007. "Malnutrition Prevalence and Malnutrition
Risk in No Institutionalized Elderly Placed in Sao Paulo's City, SABE Research."
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 51:118-19.
Arroyo, P., L. Lera, H. Sanchez, D. Bunout, J. L. Santos, and C. Albala. 2007.
"Anthropometry, Body Composition and Functional Limitations in the Elderly." Revista
Medica De Chile 135(7):846-54.
Avila-Funes, J. A., M. P. Garant, and S. Aguilar-Navarro. 2006. "Relationship between
Determining Factors for Depressive Symptoms and for Dietary Habits in Older Adults
in Mexico." Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-Pan American Journal of Public
Health 19(5):321-30.
Barbosa, A. R., J. M. Souza, M. L. Lebrao, and M. de Fatima Nunes Marucci. 2007.
"Nutritional Status and Physical Performance of Elderly in the City of Sao Paulo."
Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) 53(1):75-79.
Barbosa, A. R., D. B. Munaretti, R. D. S. Coqueiro, and A. F. Borgatto. 2011.
"Anthropometric Indexes of Obesity and Hypertension in Elderly From Cuba and
Barbados." The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging 15(1):17-21.
Barcelo, A., M. Pelaez, L. Rodriguez, and M. Meiners. 2004. "The Prevalence of
Diabetes Among the Elderly in Six Countries: The Health, Wellbeing and Ageing
(SABE) Project." Diabetes 53:A234.
Barcelo, A., E. W. Gregg, M. Pastor-Valero, and S. C. Robles. 2007. "Waist
Circumference, BMI and the Prevalence of Self-Reported Diabetes among the Elderly
of the United States and Six Cities of Latin America and the Caribbean." Diabetes
Research and Clinical Practice 78(3):418-27.
Barcelo, Alberto, Martha Pelaez, Laura Rodriguez-Wong, and Maria Pastor-Valero.
2006. "The Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes among the Elderly of Seven Cities in
Latin America and the Caribbean: The Health Wellbeing and Aging (SABE) Project."
Journal of Aging and Health 18(2):224-39.
Camargo, Mirela Castro Santos, Ignez Helena Oliva Perpetuo, and Carla Jorge Machado.
2005. "Life Expectancy with Functional Disability in Elderly Persons in São Paulo,
Brazil." Rev.Panam.Salud Publica/Pan Am.J.Public Health 17(5-6):379-86.
Camargos, M. C. S., C. J. Machado, and R. D. Rodrigues. 2007. "Disability Life
Expectancy for the Elderly, City of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2000: Gender and Educational
Differences." Journal of Biosocial Science 39(3):455-63.
Camargos, Mirela Castro Santos, Carla Jorge Machado, and Roberto Nascimento
Rodrigues. 2008. "Sex Differences in Healthy Life Expectancy from Self-Perceived
Assessments of Health in the City of São Paulo, Brazil." Ageing and Society 28(1):35.
Carter, Anne O., Ian R. Hambleton, Hedy L. Broome, Henry S. Fraser, and Anselm J.
Hennis. 2006. "Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Obesity in the Elderly in
Barbados." Journal of Aging and Health 18(2):240-258.
Couture, M. C., Cat Tuong Nguyen, Beatriz Eugenia Alvarado, Luz Delia Velasquez, and
Maria Victoria Zunzunegui. 2008. "Inequalities in Breast and Cervical Cancer
Screening Among Urban Mexican Women." Prev Med. 47(5):471-76.
Da Silva Coqueiro, R., A. Rodrigues Barbosa, and A. Ferreti Borgatto. 2010. "Nutritional
Status, Health Conditions and Socio-Demographic Factors in the Elderly of Havana,
Cuba: Data From SABE Survey." The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging
14(10):803-8.
de Leon Gonzalez, E. Diaz, H. E. Tamez Perez, and H. G. Hermosillo. 2011. "Weight
Estimation in Mexican Elderly Outpatients from Antropometric Measures From the
Sabe Study." Nutricion Hospitalaria 26(5):1067-72.
Drumond Andrade, Flávia Cristina, Pilar Egüez Guevara, Maria Lúcia Lebrão, Yeda
Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, and Jair Lício Ferreir Santos. 2011. "Gender Differences
in Life Expectancy and Disability-Free Life Expectancy among Older Adults in São
Paulo, Brazil." Women's Health Issues 21(1):64-70.
Durate, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira, Maria L. Lebrão, and Fernão Dias de Lima. 2005.
"The Contribution of Living Arrangements in the Provision of Care for Elderly Persons
With Functional Impairments in São Paulo, Brazil." Rev.Panam.Salud Publica/Pan
Am.J.Public Health 17(5-6):370-378.
Eisenhauer, Janet M. 2004. "Data in Dairyland " Presented at International Association of
Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) Conference, 2004,
May28,Madison, WI.
Fassio, A. 2007. "The Institutionalization of the Elders in Argentina. Imaginary and
Realities." Vertex (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 18(76):443-47.
Ferreira Santos, Jair Licio, Maria Lucia Lebrao, Yeda Aparecida Oliveira Duarte, and
Fernao Dias de Lima. 2008. "Functional Performance of the Elderly in Instrumental
Activities of Daily Living: an Analysis in the Municipality of Sao Paulo, Brazil."
Cadernos De Saude Publica 24(4):879-86.
Ferreira, L. S., T. F. do Amaral, F. Marucci Mde, L. F. Nascimento, M. L. Lebrao, and Y.
A. Duarte. 2011. "Undernutrition As a Major Risk Factor for Death Among Older
Brazilian Adults in the Community-Dwelling Setting: SABE Survey." Nutrition
(Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 27(10):1017-22.
Franco-Alvarez, Nubia, Jose berto Avila-Funes, Liliana Ruiz-Arregui, and Luis Miguel
Gutierrez-Robledo. 2007. "Determinants of Malnutrition Risk Among the Older Adult
Community: a Secondary Analysis of the Health, Wellbeing, and Aging Study (SABE)
in Mexico." Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-Pan American Journal of Public
Health 22(6):369-75.
Glaser, Karen, Emily M. Agree, Elizabeth Costenbader, Antonio Camargo, Belkis
Trench, Josefina Natividad, and Yi Li Chuang. 2006. "Fertility Decline, Family
Structure, and Support for Older Persons in Latin America and Asia." Journal of Aging
and Health 18(2):259-91.
Gobbo, Luis A., Analiza M. Silva, Maria de Fatima Marucci, Catarina N. Matias, Daiana
Q. S. Dourado, Manuela F. Almeida, and Maria L. Lebrao. 2011. "The Role of Calf
Circumference Among Sarcopenic and Non-Sarcopenic Brazilian Elderly: the SABE
Study." International Journal of Obesity 35:S34-S35.
Gomes, C. 2007. "Intergenerational Exchanges in Mexico - Types and Intensity of
Support." Current Sociology 55(4):545-60.
Guerra, R. O., B. E. Alvarado, and M. V. Zunzunegui. 2008. "Life Course, Gender and
Ethnic Inequalities in Functional Disability in a Brazilian Urban Elderly Population."
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 20(1):53-61.
Hambleton, Ian R. 2005. "Historical and Current Predictors of Self-Reported Health
Status Among Elderly Persons in Barbados." Rev.Panam.Salud Publica/Pan
Am.J.Public Health 17(5-6):342-52.
Louvison, M. C., Maria Lucia Lebrao, Yeda Aparecida Oliveira Duarte, Jair Licio
Ferreira Santos, Ana Maria Malik, and Eurivaldo Sampaio de Almeida. 2008.
"[Inequalities in Access to Health Care Services and Utilization for the Elderly in Sao
Paulo, Brazil]." Rev Saude Publica. 42(2):733-40.
Marin, P. P., C. Albala, M. Pelaez, L. Lera, and C. Garcia. 2003. "Prevalance of
Depression in Four Latin-American Cities: Results of the SABE Project." International
Psychogeriatrics 15:187.
Mejia, Silvia, Alejandro Miguel, Luis Miguel Gutierrez, Antonio R. Villa, and Feggy
Ostrosky-Solis. 2006. "Comparative Analysis of Cognitive Impairment Among
Mexicans and Spanish-Speaking Immigrant's Elders." Journal of Aging and Health
18(2):292-314.
Menendez, Jesús. 2005. "Chronic Diseases and Functional Limitation in Older Adults: a
Comparative Study in Seven Cities of Latin America and the Caribbean."
Rev.Panam.Salud Publica/Pan Am.J.Public Health 17(5-6):353-61.
Monteverde, M., K. Noronha, A. Palloni, and K. Ageletti. 2008. "Costos Individuales
Esperados De Cuidados De Larga Duración En Buenos Aires, México y Puerto Rico."
in Sociedad y Adulto Mayor En América Latina: Estudios Sobre Envejecimiento En La
Región, edited by E.PeláezAsociación Latinoamericana de Población (ALAP).
Munaretti, D. B., A. R. Barbosa, M. D. Marucci, and M. L. Lebrao. 2011. "Self-Rated
Hypertension and Anthropometric Indicators of Body Fat in Elderly." Revista Da
Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) 57(1):25-30.
Niu, Yi Xuan, Ji Ping Tan, Jin Qun Guan, Zeng Qiang Zhang, and Lu Ning Wang. 2010.
"Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in
Alzheimer's Disease: a Randomized Controlled Trial." Clinical Rehabilitation
24(12):1102-11.
Noronha, Kenya Valeria Micaela de Souza and Monica Viegas Andrade. 2005. "Social
Inequality in Health and the Utilization of Health Services Among the Elderly in Latin
America." Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public
Health 17(5-6):410-418.
Nunes Tamanini, Jose Tadeu, Maria Lucia Lebrao, Yeda A. O. Duarte, Jair L. F. Santos,
and Ruy Laurenti. 2009. "Analysis of the Prevalence of and Factors Associated With
Urinary Incontinence Among Elderly People in the Municipality of Sao Paulo, Brazil:
SABE Study (Health, Wellbeing and Aging)." Cadernos De Saude Publica 25(8):175662.
Nunes Tamanini, Jose Tadeu, Jair L. F. Santos, Maria Lucia Lebrao, Yeda A. O. Duarte,
and Ruy Laurenti. 2011. "Association Between Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Patients
and Caregiver Burden in the City of Sao Paulo/Brazil: Health, Wellbeing, and Ageing
Study." Neurourology and Urodynamics 30(7):1281-85.
Olivares, M., L. Lera, C. Albala, F. Pizarro, and M. Araya. 2011. "Prevalence of Zinc and
Copper Deficiencies in Older Subjects Living in Metropolitan Santiago." Revista
Medica De Chile 139(3):283-89.
Palloni, A. and M. McEniry. 2004."Aging and health status of elderly in Latin America
and the Caribbean." : Center for Demography and Ecology. University of WisconsinMadison.
-----. 2007. "Aging and Health Status of Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean:
Preliminary Findings." Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 22(3):263-85.
Palloni, Alberto, Guido Pinto-Aguirre, and Martha Pelaez. 2002. "Demographic and
Health Conditions of Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean." International
Journal of Epidemiology 31(4):762-71.
Palloni, Alberto, Mary McEniry, Rebeca Wong, and Martha Pelaez. 2005. "El
Envejecimiento En América Latina y En El Caribe (Aging in Latin America and the
Caribbean)." Revista Gallega De Economía 15(2):1-37.
Palloni, Alberto, Mary McEniry, R. Wong, and M. Pelaez. 2005. "Aging and Health
Status of Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean: Implications of Past Mortality "
Presented at United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Social and Economic
Implications of Changing Population Age Structures, August31,Mexico City, Mexico.
Palloni, Alberto, Martha Pelaez, and Rebeca Wong. 2006. "Introduction: Aging Among
Latin American and Caribbean Populations." Journal of Aging and Health 18(2):14956.
Palloni, Alberto, Mary McEniry, Rebeca Wong, and Martha Pelaez. 2006. "The Tide to
Come: Elderly Health in Latin America and the Caribbean." Journal of Aging and
Health 18(2):180-206.
-----. 2007. "Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Implications of Past Mortality."
Population Bulletin of the United Nations:253-84.
Patel, Kushang V., M. Kristen Peek, Rebeca Wong, and Kyriakos S. Markides. 2006.
"Comorbidity and Disability in Elderly Mexican and Mexican American Adults:
Findings From Mexico and the Southwestern United States." Journal of Aging and
Health 18(2):315-29.
Pathak, Elizabeth B., Natasha Sobers-Grannum, Ian R. Hambleton, Angela M. Rose, and
Anselm J. Hennis. 2009. "Social Class and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Among Urban Elders: Study of Health, Aging, and Well-Being (SABE) in Barbados,
West Indies." Circulation 119(10):E344.
Pelaez, Martha and Iveris Martinez. 2002. "Equity and Systems of Intergenerational
Transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean." Revista Panamericana De Salud
Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2002, 11, 5-6, May-June 11(5-6):43943.
Prado Louvison, Marilia Cristina, Maria Lucia Lebrao, Yeda Aparecida Oliveira Duarte,
Jair Licio Ferreira Santos, Ana Maria Malik, and Eurivaldo Sampaio de Almeida. 2008.
"Inequalities in Access to Health Care Services and Utilization for the Elderly in Sao
Paulo, Brazil." Revista De Saude Publica 42(4):733-40.
Ramos, M. 2007. "Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Brazilian Elderly Health." Revista
De Saude Publica 41(4):616-24.
Reyes-Ortiz, C. A., M. E. Camacho, L. F. Amador, L. F. Velez, K. J. Ottenbacher, and K.
S. Markides. 2007. "The Impact of Education and Literacy Levels on Cancer Screening
Among Older Latin American and Caribbean Adults." Cancer Control : Journal of the
Moffitt Cancer Center 14(4):388-95.
Reyes-Ortiz, C. A., Luis F. Velez, Maria E. Camacho, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, and
Kyriakos S. Markides. 2008. "Health Insurance and Cervical Cancer Screening Among
Older Women in Latin American and Caribbean Cities." Int J Epidemiol. 37(4):870878.
Reyes-Ortiz, Carlos A., Soham Al Snih, and Kyriakos S. Markides. 2005. "Falls Among
Elderly Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean and Among Elderly MexicanAmericans." Rev.Panam.Salud Publica/Pan Am.J.Public Health 17(5-6):362-69.
Reyes-Ortiz, Carlos A. 2006. "Cross-National Comparison of Disability in Latin
American and Caribbean Persons Aged 75 and Older." Archives of Gerontology and
Geriatrics 42(1):21-33.
-----. 2006. "Mammography Use Among Older Women of Seven Latin American and
Caribbean Cities." Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice
and Theory 42(5):375-80.
Reyes-Ortiz, Carlos A., Luis F. Velez, Maria E. Camacho, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, and
Kyriakos S. Markides. 2008. "Health Insurance and Cervical Cancer Screening Among
Older Women in Latin American and Caribbean Cities." International Journal of
Epidemiology 37(4):870-878.
Rodrigues Barbosa, Aline and Adriano Ferreti Borgatto. 2010. "Arterial Hypertension in
the Elderly of Bridgetown, Barbados: Prevalence and Associated Factors." Journal of
Aging and Health 22(5):611-30.
Rosa, T. E., M. H. Benicio, M. C. Alves, and M. L. Lebrao. 2007. "Structural and
Functional Aspects of Social Support for the Elderly in the City of Sao Paulo, Brazil."
Cadernos De Saude Publica / Ministerio Da Saude, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Escola
Nacional De Saude Publica 23(12):2982-92.
Rustom, J. S., F. Lorenzetti, T. Tamanini, M. L. Lebrao, and M. Dambros. 2011.
"Nocturia Is Not Associated With Falls Among the Elderly: a Population Study in the
City of Sao Paulo]." Actas Urologicas Espanolas 35(1):4-8.
Santos Camargos, Mirela Castro, Carla Jorge Machado, and Roberto Nascimento
Rodrigues. 2008. "Sex Differences in Healthy Life Expectancy From Self-Perceived
Assessments of Health in the City of Sao Paulo, Brazil." Ageing & Society 28:35-48.
Santos, J. L., Maria Lucia Lebrao, Yeda Aparecida Oliveira Duarte, and Fernao Dias de
Lima. 2008. "Functional Performance of the Elderly in Instrumental Activities of Daily
Living: an Analysis in the Municipality of Sao Paulo, Brazil." - Cad Saude
Publica.2008 Apr;24(4):879-86.
Santos, J. L. F., M. L. Lebrao, and Y. A. O. Duarte. 2011. "Inequities in the Early
Conditions of Life: Effects on the Mortality of Elders. Results From the Sabe Study Sao Paulo - Brasil: 2000-2006." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
65:A350.
Secoli, S. R., A. Figueras, M. L. Lebrao, F. D. de Lima, and J. L. Santos. 2010. "Risk of
Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Among Brazilian Elderly: a Population-Based, CrossSectional Study." Drugs & Aging 27(9):759-70.
Sicotte, Maryline, Beatriz Eugenia Alvarado, Esther Maria Leon, and Maria Victoria
Zunzunegui. 2008. "Social Networks and Depressive Symptoms Among Elderly
Women and Men in Havana, Cuba." Aging & Mental Health 12(2):193-201.
Simões, Fabíola Cáus and Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci. 2007. Renda Per Capita e
Distúrbios Nutricionais Da População Idosa, Não Institucionalizada, Do Município De
São Paulo Um Estudo Baseado Na Pesquisa Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento SABE São Paulo.
Tamanini, J. T., J. L. Santos, M. L. Lebrao, Y. A. Duarte, and R. Laurenti. 2011.
"Association Between Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Patients and Caregiver Burden in
the City of Sao Paulo/Brazil: Health, Wellbeing, and Ageing Study." Neurourology and
Urodynamics 30(7):1281-85.
Trujillo, A. J., T. A. Mroz, and G. Angeles. 2007. "Living Arrangements and the Role of
Caregivers Among the Elderly in Latin America." World Health & Population
9(2):114-31.
Trujillo, Antonio J., Adnan A. Hyder, and Laura C. Steinhardt. 2011. "Cognitive
Functioning and the Probability of Falls Among Seniors in Havana, Cuba."
International Journal of Aging & Human Development 73(2):175-94.
Wallace, Steven P. and Veronica F. Gutierrez. 2005. "Equity for Access to Health Care
for Older Adults in Four Major Latin American Cities." Revista Panamericana De
Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health 17(5-6):394-409.
Wong, Rebeca, Martha Pelaez, and Alberto Palloni. 2005. "Self-Reported General Health
in Older Adults in Latin America and the Caribbean: Usefulness of the Indicator."
Rev.Panam.Salud Publica/Pan Am.J.Public Health 17(5-6):323-32.
Wong, Rebeca, Martha Pelaez, Alberto Palloni, and Kyriakos Markides. 2006. "Survey
Data for the Study of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Studies."
Journal of Aging and Health 18(2):157-79.
Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria, Beatriz Eugenia Alvarado, François Béland, and Bilkis
Vissandjee. 2009. "Explaining Health Differences Between Men and Women in Later
Life: A Cross-City Comparison in Latin America and the Caribbean." Social Science &
Medicine 68(2):235-42.