# NEW MEXICO SURVEY OF HEALTH IN ELDERLY HISPANICS

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · 1992 · $406,494

## Abstract

Information on state of health, nutrition, risk factors and selected
chronic diseases, e.g. diabetes and ischemic heart disease, functional
and mental (dementia, depression) disability, and utilization of medical
and community resources by elderly Hispanics in the Southwest is very
limited.  A survey is proposed that will randomly select, using HCFA
Medicare listings, a sample of 1 000 + Hispanics over age 65 years and a
comparable number of non-Hispanic whites who will be approached about
completing short questionnaire defining heritage and other basic
demographic information.  A home visit by bilingual Nurse Practitioner
will be arranged to complete this information along with an Iowa Self
Assessment Inventory.  Participants identified with 75% or more Hispanic
or non-Hispanic white heritage will be invited to visit a mobile
examination unit for completion of a series of interviews, examinations
and procedures.  Sequentially 300 male and 300 female Hispanics and
identical numbers of non-Hispanic whites will be examined to include
dietary intakes, anthropometric studies, functional assessment, test of
cognitive and affective function, gait and balance, biochemical blood
tests to include a glucose tolerance test, and an ECG.  Financial
compensation and a Cultural Sensitivity sub-committee will be utilized to
enhance participation, especially by the Hispanic population which
traditionally distrusts the medical enterprise.  A steering committee
with expertise from a number of disciplines (gerontology nutrition, body
composition, epidemiology,biostatistics, cardiology, diabetes,
rheumatology, sleep disorders, neuropsychology) has been recruited to
guide development and conduct of the survey.  At the completion of this
survey, this population will be used to identify and recruit healthy
elderly cohorts of Hispanic males and females for a longitudinal study
similar to the current New Mexico Aging Process Study (NMAPS) funded by
the National Institute on Aging and directed by Dr. Philip J. Garry.  The
NMAPS study which began in 1980 has followed over 300 elderly volunteers.
The primary aim of this Study has been to examine the role of nutrition
and resultant changes in body composition on the aging process and health
status (organ function) of elderly individuals.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3122903
- **Project number:** 1R01AG010941-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
- **SAM.gov UEI:** F6XLTRUQJEN4
- **Principal Investigator:** Robert Dean Lindeman
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1992
- **Award amount:** $406,494
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 1992-09-01 → 1995-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3122903

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3122903, NEW MEXICO SURVEY OF HEALTH IN ELDERLY HISPANICS (1R01AG010941-01). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3122903. Licensed CC0.

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