Saturday, May 2 / 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM   •   Sapphire Ballroom H

Session 187:
Cross National Comparisons of Health and Mortality from the SAGE Study

Discussant: Sutapa Agrawal, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
Chair: Emily M. Agree, Johns Hopkins University

  1. Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases among Older Adults in Six Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Cross-Sectional Evidence from SAGE Wave 1Perianayagam Arokiasamy, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Uttamacharya, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Elizabeth Thiele, Vassar College ; Somnath Chatterji, World Health Organization (WHO)

  2. Happy and in Control: Links between Measures of Perceived Control, Happiness, and Blood Pressure in the Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)Tyler Barrett, University of Oregon ; Melissa A. Liebert, University of Oregon ; Elizabeth Thiele, Vassar College ; Paul Kowal, World Health Organization (WHO)

  3. Is Body Composition Related to Food Insecurity among Older Adults in India? Evidence from the Study on Global AGEing and Adult HealthJoshua M. Schrock, University of Oregon ; Heather McClure, University of Oregon ; Nirmala Naidoo, World Health Organization (WHO)

  4. Income, Residence Location, and Depression Diagnosis among Older Adults in Six Middle Income Countries: Findings from the Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)James J. Snodgrass, University of Oregon ; Caroline Porter, University of Oregon ; Geeta Eick, University of Oregon

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