# ACTIVE LIFE EXPECTANCY AMONG URBAN MINORITY ELDERLY

> **NIH NIH R01** · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · 1991 · $199,964

## Abstract

This study aims to examine cross-cultural differences of persons age 65 and
older in North Manhattan with respect to (1) Active Life Expectancy, (2)
Frailty-related subjective and objective function and expanded qualities of
life, (3) Transitions between non-frail and frail states, in predictors,
determinants and sequences, (4) The course and outcome of frailty in
relation to general and condition-specific frailty, (5) Service
utilization, access to care, compliance, caregiver arrangements for the
frail elderly over time.  Among (1) The elderly (65 years and older), (2)
From a defined geographic area (North Manhattan), (3) Consisting of
representative samples of Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites, a majority of whom
are women, (4) In large samples (between 1,000 and 2,000 in each of the
three groups).  Hypotheses to be tested are:  The Hispanic and Black
elderly have relative to white elderly (1) A shorter active life
expectancy, (2) More impairments in objective (but not necessarily
subjective) function and quality of life), A different distribution of
frequencies of patterns of transitions between frail and non-frail status,
(4) A different distribution of condition-specific frailty, (5) More
restricted access to institutional and specialist care.  We will:  1)
Conduct follow-up assessments of previously identified representative
samples, Hispanic, Black and White elderly, (2) One year and three years
following their initial assessment by the NMAP Project 3) Using structured
interviews, an established assessment team familiar with the community, (5)
An established reporting network of health providers, (6) Measures of
active life expectancy, and other frailty-related variables over time.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3122375
- **Project number:** 1R01AG010489-01
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE
- **SAM.gov UEI:** F4N1QNPB95M4
- **Principal Investigator:** RAFAEL A LANTIGUA
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1991
- **Award amount:** $199,964
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 1991-09-30 → 1996-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3122375

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3122375, ACTIVE LIFE EXPECTANCY AMONG URBAN MINORITY ELDERLY (1R01AG010489-01). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3122375. Licensed CC0.

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