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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effect of limited English proficiency (LEP) on trajectories of depressive symptoms among Mexican American older adults in the United States. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The sample was drawn from Waves 1 to 6 (1993-2007) of the Hispanic Established Population for Epidemiological Studies of the Elderly (H-EPESE). A total of 2,945 Mexican American older adults were included in the analyses. A latent growth curve modeling was conducted. RESULTS: After adjusting for covariates, results show that Mexican American older adults with LEP had higher levels of depressive symptoms than those with English proficiency (EP) at baseline as well as over a 14-year period. Differential trajectories were observed between those with LEP and EP over time, indicating that those with LEP had a significantly steeper curve of depressive symptom trajectories over time than those with EP. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: These results suggest that LEP is a risk factor not merely for greater depressive symptomatology at each time point, but for an accelerated trajectory of depressive symptoms over time among Mexican American older adults. Overall, the findings emphasize the need to assist not only the informal support system of Mexican American older adults with LEP, but also the formal system.
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Depresión/etnología , Dominio Limitado del Inglés , Americanos Mexicanos/psicología , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Depresión/etiología , Femenino , Hispánicos o Latinos/psicología , Humanos , Estudios Longitudinales , Masculino , Factores de Riesgo , Estados Unidos/etnologíaRESUMEN
Abstract Prevotella intermedia has long been known to be as the principal etiologic agent of periodontal diseases and associated with various systemic diseases. Previous studies showed that the intra-species difference exists in capacity of biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance, and serological reaction among P. intermedia strains. Here we report the genome sequence of P. intermedia SUNY aB G8-9K-3 (designated ATCC49046) that displays a relatively high antimicrobial resistant and biofilm-forming capacity. Genome sequencing information provides important clues in understanding the genetic bases of phenotypic differences among P. intermedia strains.
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Genoma Bacteriano , Prevotella intermedia/efectos de los fármacos , Prevotella intermedia/fisiología , Biopelículas , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Biología Computacional/métodos , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Genómica/métodos , Anotación de Secuencia MolecularRESUMEN
Prevotella intermedia has long been known to be as the principal etiologic agent of periodontal diseases and associated with various systemic diseases. Previous studies showed that the intra-species difference exists in capacity of biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance, and serological reaction among P. intermedia strains. Here we report the genome sequence of P. intermedia SUNY aB G8-9K-3 (designated ATCC49046) that displays a relatively high antimicrobial resistant and biofilm-forming capacity. Genome sequencing information provides important clues in understanding the genetic bases of phenotypic differences among P. intermedia strains.(AU)
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Prevotella intermedia/genética , Secuenciación Completa del Genoma , Farmacorresistencia Microbiana/genética , Biopelículas , Enfermedades PeriodontalesRESUMEN
Prevotella intermedia has long been known to be as the principal etiologic agent of periodontal diseases and associated with various systemic diseases. Previous studies showed that the intra-species difference exists in capacity of biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance, and serological reaction among P. intermedia strains. Here we report the genome sequence of P. intermedia SUNY aB G8-9K-3 (designated ATCC49046) that displays a relatively high antimicrobial resistant and biofilm-forming capacity. Genome sequencing information provides important clues in understanding the genetic bases of phenotypic differences among P. intermedia strains.