Mexican Health and Aging Study

The MHAS study is a series of questionnaires distributed in waves, the fourth of which was fielded in the Fall of 2015. Research goals include, but are not limited to the following: examination of the aging processes and its disease and disability burden in a large representative panel of older Mexicans; evaluation of the effects of individual behaviors, early life circumstances, migration and economic history, community characteristics, and family transfer systems on multiple health outcomes; and comparison of the health dynamics of older Mexicans with comparably aged Mexican-born migrants in the U.S. and second generation Mexican-American using similar data from the U.S. population (for example the biennial Health and Retirement Study HRS) to assess the durability of the migrant health advantage.

墨西哥健康与老龄化研究（Mexican Health and Aging Study，简称MHAS）是一项多轮次发放问卷的追踪调研项目，其第四轮调研于2015年秋季开展实施。该研究的目标涵盖但不限于以下内容：其一，针对具有全国代表性的大型墨西哥老年追踪队列，考察其衰老进程及其伴随的疾病与残疾负担；其二，评估个体行为、早年生活境遇、移民经历与经济史、社区特征以及家庭代际转移体系对多种健康结局的影响；其三，对比墨西哥老年人群、美国境内同龄墨西哥裔移民以及第二代墨西哥裔美国人的健康动态变化，并借助美国人群的同类调研数据（例如两年一度的健康与退休研究（Health and Retirement Study，简称HRS）），以评估移民健康优势的持久性。

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背景概述

墨西哥健康与老龄化研究（MHAS）是一项针对墨西哥50岁及以上成年人的全国性纵向调查，基线调查于2001年启动并进行了多轮随访。该研究旨在分析老龄化过程、疾病与残疾负担，并评估个体行为、早期生活状况等多种因素对健康结果的影响。