Publications

ELSI-Brazil scientific productivity: journal articles by year.

Key Publications

Lima-Costa MF, de Melo Mambrini JV, Bof de Andrade F, de Souza PRB, de Vasconcellos MTL, Neri AL, Castro-Costa E, Macinko J, de Oliveira C. Cohort Profile: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSI-Brazil). Int J Epidemiol. 2023 Feb 8;52(1):e57-e65 doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac132.

Lima-Costa MF, de Andrade FB, de Souza PRB Jr, Neri AL, Duarte YAO, Castro-Costa E, de Oliveira C. The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil): Objectives and Design. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 Jul 1;187(7):1345-1353. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwx387.

2024

Sutil DV, Moreira BS, Canever JB, Cândido LM, Danielewicz AL, Lima-Costa MF, Avelar NCP. Association between self-perception of the neighborhood environment and sleep problems in older Brazilian adults: findings from ELSI-Brazil. Cad Saude Publica. 2024; 40(4):e00141623 doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN141623.

Silva SLA, Brito GEG, Ygnatios NTM, Mambrini JVM, Lima-Costa MF, Torres JL. [Differences between men and women in the prevalence of frailty and associated factors among older adults: evidence from ELSI-Brazil]. Cad Saude Publica. 2024; 40(3):e00144923 doi: 10.1590/0102-311XPT144923. - [In Portuguese]

Oliveira LM, Sfreddo CS, Ardenghi TM, Nascimento GG, Demarco FF, Zanatta FB. The role of differential exposure and susceptibility to heavy drinking linking income inequalities and tooth loss: An investigation of the alcohol harm paradox using a four-way decomposition analysis. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2024 Apr;52(2):239-247. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12920.

Souza JG, Farias-Itao DS, Aliberti MJR, Alexandre TS, Szlejf C, Ferri CP, Lima-Costa MF, Suemoto CK. Diabetes, hemoglobin A1c, and cognitive performance in older adults: is there any impact of frailty? Evidence from the ELSI-Brazil study. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2024;57:e12939. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X2023e12939.

Dietrich TR, Debona G, de Spessato Schwerz P, Fagundes MLB, Hugo FN, Hilgert JB, do Amaral Giordani JM, do Amaral Júnior OL. Preventive dental service use and oral health-related quality of life in Brazilian older adults. Gerodontology. 2024 Mar;41(1):40-45. doi: 10.1111/ger.12700.

de Vasconcellos NBT, Fagundes MLB, Menegazzo GR, do Amaral Júnior OL, Hilgert JB, do Amaral Giordani JM. Association between frailty and oral health services use in Brazilian older adults. Gerodontology. 2024 Mar;41(1):46-53. doi: 10.1111/ger.12716.

Manica LR, do Amaral Júnior OL, Fagundes MLB, Menegazzo GR, do Amaral Giordani JM. Psychosocial aspects associated with self-reported oral health in Brazilians older adults. Int J Dent Hyg. 2024 Feb;22(1):268-273. doi: 10.1111/idh.12718.

Roth JVS, Guarenghi GG, Ferro RM, Valenga HM, Haas AN, Prates RC, Steffens JP. Gingival bleeding as a predictor of handgrip strength-an observational study and a pilot randomized clinical trial. Clin Oral Investig. 2024 Jan 23;28(1):109. doi: 10.1007/s00784-024-05507-7.

Matus-López M, Chaverri-Carvajal A. Comparison of frailty determinants in Latin America: a national representative study in Brazil and Chile. Public Health. 2024 Jan 21;228:28-35. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.11.041.

Martins RBM, Torres JL, Moreira BS, Lima-Costa MF, Ygnatios NTM. [Sociodemographic characteristics associated with underweight and overweight in adults aged 50 years and over (ELSI-Brasil): differences between sexes]. Cad Saude Publica. 2024; 40(1):e00037023 doi: 10.1590/0102-311XPT037023. - [In Portuguese]

Coelho de Amorim JS, Perracini MR, Alexandre TDS, Máximo RO, Nascimento-Souza MA. Dynapenic Abdominal Obesity, Single and Recurrent Falls in Older Brazilian Adults: Elsi-Brazil Results. J Aging Health. 2024 Jan;36(1-2):35-45. doi: 10.1177/08982643231169315.

Macinko J, Beltrán-Sánchez H, Mambrini JVM, Lima-Costa MF. Socioeconomic, Disease Burden, Physical Functioning, Psychosocial, and Environmental Factors Associated With Mortality Among Older Adults: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSI-Brazil). J Aging Health. 2024 Jan;36(1-2):25-34. doi: 10.1177/08982643231171184.

2023

Bloomberg M, Dugravot A, Sommerlad A, Kivimäki M, Singh-Manoux A, Sabia S. Comparison of sex differences in cognitive function in older adults between high- and middle-income countries and the role of education: a population-based multicohort study. Age Ageing. 2023 Feb 1;52(2):afad019. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afad019.

Lemos LC, Borim FSA, Neri AL. Dimensions of religiosity, sociodemographic indicators, and self-rated health in Brazilian adults and older adults. J Relig Spiritual Aging. 2023 Nov 17;1-19. doi: 10.1080/15528030.2023.2281410.

Freitas APG, Sena KL, Rodrigues JFC. Depressive symptoms and receipt of pensions: a cross-sectional analysis of the ELSI-Brazil study. Epidemiol Serv Saúde 2023 Dec 32(3):e2023294. doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222023000300017. [Portuguese version]

Gonçalves G, Bertola L, Ferri CP, Suemoto CK. Rural-urban disparities in the consumption of fruits and vegetables and cognitive performance in Brazil. Braz J Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 23. doi: 10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3316.

Ito NT, Oliveira D, Rodrigues FMS, Castro-Costa E, Lima-Costa MF, Ferri CP. Depressive Symptoms and Self-Rated Health among Brazilian Older Adults: Baseline Data from the Elsi Brazil Study. Braz J Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 23. doi: 10.47626/1516-4446-2023-333.

Vicerra PMM. Variations in cognition by human capital characteristics: a cross-sectional analysis of Brazilian older adults. Front Public Health. 2023 Oct 24;11:1257961. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1257961.

Pinho PJMR, Bertola L, Ramos AA, Ghossain Barbosa M, Rabelo W, Castro-Costa É, Lima-Costa MF, Ferri CP. Subjective memory complaints: Prevalence, associated factors and sex differences in the ELSI-Brazil study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Nov;38(11):e6026. doi: 10.1002/gps.6026.

Silva JDPD, Martins IV, Braga LHR, Oliveira CM, Lima-Costa MF, Braga LS, Torres JL. Differences in determinants of active aging between older Brazilian and English adults: ELSI-Brazil and ELSA. Cad Saude Publica. 2023 Oct 13;39(9):e00076823. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN076823.

Canever JB, Cândido LM, Moreira BS, Danielewicz AL, Cimarosti HI, Lima-Costa MF, Avelar NCP. A nationwide study on sleep complaints and associated factors in older adults: ELSI-Brazil. Cad. Saude Publica 2023 Out 16; 39(10):e00061923. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN061923.

Oliveira LM, Pelissari TR, Moreira CHC, Ardenghi TM, Demarco FF, Zanatta FB. The alcohol harm paradox and tooth loss among Brazilian older adults. Oral Dis. 2023 Oct;29(7):2971-2978. doi: 10.1111/odi.14489.

Gonçalves NG, Avila JC, Bertola L, Obregón AM, Ferri CP, Wong R, Suemoto CK. Education and cognitive function among older adults in Brazil and Mexico. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2023 Sep 27;15(3):e12470. doi: 10.1002/dad2.12470.

Corrêa VP, de Oliveira CM, Vieira DSR, Garcia CAS Jr, Schneider IJC. Socioemotional Factors and Cardiovascular Risk: What Is the Relationship in Brazilian Older Adults? Innov Aging. 2023 Jul 26;7(7):igad078. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igad078.

Oliveira AB, Anderle P, Goulart BNG. Association between self-perceived hearing status and cognitive impairment in the older Brazilian population: a population-based study. Cien Saude Colet. 2023 Sep;28(9):2653-2663. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232023289.17452022.

Oliveira LM, Pelissari TR, Demarco FF, Zanatta FB. Binge drinking and oral health-related quality of life in older adults: Socioeconomic position matters. Gerodontology. 2023 Dec;40(4):529-534. doi: 10.1111/ger.12711.

Rodrigues LP, França DG, Vissoci JRN, Caruzzo NM, Batista SR, de Oliveira C, Nunes BP, Silveira EA. Associations of hospitalisation - admission, readmission and length to stay - with multimorbidity patterns by age and sex in adults and older adults: the ELSI-Brazil study. BMC Geriatr. 2023 Aug 21;23(1):504. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-04167-8.

Teixeira IA, Coutinho ESF, Marinho V, Castro-Costa E, Deslandes AC. Prevalence of dynapenia and overlap with disability, depression and executive dysfunction. Rev Saude Publica. 2023;57:43. doi:10.11606/s1518-8787.2023057004580.

Sandy Júnior PA, Borim FSA, Neri AL. [Loneliness and its association with sociodemographic and health indicators in Brazilian adults and older adults: ELSI-Brazil]. Cad. Saúde Pública 2023 Jul 21;39(7):e00213222. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XPT213222. [In Portuguese]

do Amaral Júnior OL, Fagundes MLB, Menegazzo GR, Giordani JMDA. Wealth index association with self-reported oral health between white and non-white older Brazilians. Cad Saude Publica. 2023 Jun 26;39(6):e00188122. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN188122.

Bolbinski P, Nascimento-Souza MA, Lima-Costa MF, Peixoto SV. Consumption of fruits and vegetables among older adults: findings from the ELSI‐Brazil study. Cadernos de Saúde Pública 2023; 39(6):e00158122 doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN158122.

Ygnatios NTM, Lima-Costa MF, Torres JL. Food consumption is associated with frailty in edentulous older adults: evidence from the ELSI-Brazil study. Cien Saude Colet. 2023 Jul;28(7):1891-1902. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232023287.12032022.

Souza JG, Farias-Itao DS, Aliberti MJR, Bertola L, de Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF, Ferri CP, Suemoto CK. Social isolation, loneliness, and cognitive performance in older adults: Evidence from the ELSI-Brazil study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Aug;31(8):610-620. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.03.013.

Ygnatios NTM, Moreira BS, Lima-Costa MF, Torres JL. Urban-rural differences in food consumption and environment and anthropometric parameters of older adults: results from ELSI-Brazil. Cad Saude Publica 2023 Jul 39(7):e00179222. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN179222 - [Portuguese version]

Bof de Andrade F, Teixeira DSDC, Moreira RDS, de Oliveira C. Prevalence and associations of temporomandibular disorders in older Brazilian adults. Gerodontology. 2023 Jun 29. doi: 10.1111/ger.12701.

da Rosa PPS, Marques LP, Corrêa VP, De Oliveira C, Schneider IJC. Is the combination of depression symptoms and multimorbidity associated with the increase of the prevalence of functional disabilities in Brazilian older adults? A cross-sectional study. Front Aging. 2023 May 23;4:1188552. doi: 10.3389/fragi.2023.1188552.

Plácido J, Marinho V, Ferreira JV, Teixeira IA, Costa EC, Deslandes AC. Association among race/color, gender, and intrinsic capacity: results from the ELSI-Brazil study. Rev Saude Pública. 2023 12 May; 57:29. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2023057004548.

Suemoto CK, Mukadam N, Brucki SMD, Caramelli P, Nitrini R, Laks J, Livingston G, Ferri CP. Risk factors for dementia in Brazil: Differences by region and race. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 May;19(5):1849-1857. doi: 10.1002/alz.12820.

Seixas BV, Macinko J. Distinct domains of childhood disadvantage and cognitive performance among older Brazilians: Evidence from ELSI-Brazil. SSM Popul Health. 2023 Apr 25;22:101416. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101416.

Moreira BS, Andrade ACS, Bastone AC, Torres JL, Braga LS, Ygnatios NTM, Mambrini JVM, Lima-Costa MF, Kirkwood RN. Home-based gait speed and the association with sociodemographic and anthropometric variables: a national study (ELSI-Brazil). Geriatr Nurs. 2023 May-June;51:400-407. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.04.001

Barbosa MG, Oliveira D, Martinelli MC, Mezzomo Keinert AÁ, Lima-Costa MF, Suemoto CK, Ferri CP. The association of hearing loss with depressive symptoms and cognitive function among older people: Results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Apr;38(4):e5904. doi: 10.1002/gps.5904.

Mullachery PH, Lima-Costa MF, Loyola Filho AI. Prevalence of pain and use of prescription opioids among older adults: results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023 Mar 1;20:100459. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100459

Torres JL, Vaz CT, Pinheiro LC, Braga LS, Moreira BS, Oliveira C, Lima-Costa MF. The relationship between loneliness and healthy aging indicators in Brazil (ELSI-Brazil) and England (ELSA): sex differences. Public Health. 2023 Mar;216:33-38. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.01.005.

Silva SLA, Macinko J, Lima-Costa MF, Torres JL. Effective primary care attenuates the association between frailty and hospital admission in old age: the ELSI-Brazil. Fam Pract. 2023 Feb 9;40(1):47-54. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmac054.

Canever JB, Cândido LM, de Souza Moreira B, Danielewicz AL, Cimarosti HI, Lima-Costa MF, de Avelar NCP. A nationwide study on pain manifestations and sleep problems in community-dwelling older adults: findings from ELSI-Brazil. Eur Geriatr Med. 2023 Apr;14(2):307-315. doi: 10.1007/s41999-023-00751-8.

Bertola L, Suemoto CK, Aliberti MJR, Gomes Gonçalves N, Pinho PJMR, Castro-Costa E, Lima-Costa MF, Ferri CP. Prevalence of Dementia and Cognitive Impairment No Dementia in a Large and Diverse Nationally Representative Sample: The ELSI-Brazil Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2023 Jun 1;78(6):1060-1068. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glad025.

2022

Moreira BS, Andrade ACS, Torres JL, Braga LS, Bastone AC, Mambrini JVM, Lima-Costa MF. Nationwide handgrip strength values and factors associated with muscle weakness in older adults: findings from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). BMC Geriatr. 2022 Dec 30;22:1005. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03721-0.

Braga LS, Moreira BS, Torres JL, Andrade ACS, Lima ACL, Vaz CT, Machado EL, Caiaffa WT, Ferri CP, Mambrini JVM. A decreased trajectory of loneliness among Brazilians aged 50 years and older during the COVID-19 pandemic: ELSI-Brazil. Cad Saude Publica. 2002 Nov 38(11):e00106622. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN106622

Borelli WV, Zimmer ER, Bieger A, Coelho B, Pascoal TA, Chaves MLF, Amariglio R, Castilhos RM. Subjective cognitive decline in Brazil: Prevalence and association with dementia modifiable risk factors in a population-based study. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2022 Nov 14;14(1):e12368. doi: 10.1002/dad2.12368.

Bomfim WC, Silva MCD, Camargos MCS. [Statute of the Elderly: analysis of the factors associated with awareness of the statute among the elderly Brazilian population]. Cien Saude Colet. 2022 Nov;27(11):4277-4288. doi: 10.1590/1413-812320222711.08192022. - [In Portuguese]

Fagundes MLB, do Amaral Júnior OL, Menegazzo GR, Melgarejodo Amaral Giordani J. Association between perceived discrimination in health services and oral health-related quality of life in older adults. J Dent. 2022 Aug 6:104249. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2022.104249.

Rodrigues LP, Vissoci JRN, França DG, Caruzzo NM, Batista SRR, de Oliveira C, Nunes BP, Silveira EA. Multimorbidity patterns and hospitalisation occurrence in adults and older adults aged 50 years or over. Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 8;12(1):11643. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15723-4.

Pérez RA, Tejada CAO, Triaca LM, Bertoldi AD, Santos AMA. Socioeconomic inequality in health in older adults in Brazil. Dialogues in Health 2022 1:100009. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100009.

Macinko J, Seixas BV, Oliveira C, Lima-Costa MF. Private health insurance, healthcare spending and utilization among older adults: Results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. 2022 23:100397. doi: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100397.

Dixon AR, Adams LB, Ma T. Perceived healthcare discrimination and well-being among older adults in the United States and Brazil. SSM Popul Health. 2022 May 5;18:101113. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101113.

Torres JL, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF, Nascimento LR. Walking speed and home adaptations are associated with independence after stroke: a population-based prevalence study. Cien Saude Colet. 2022 Jun;27(6):2153-2162. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232022276.13202021.

Aliberti MJR, Bertola L, Szlejf C, Oliveira D, Piovezan RD, Cesari M, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF, Perracini MR, Ferri CP, Suemoto CK. Validating intrinsic capacity to measure healthy aging in an upper middle-income country: Findings from the ELSI-Brazil. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2022;12:100284. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100284.

Borges VS, Camargos MCS, Andrade FB. Gender and education inequalities in dynapenia-free life expectancy: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2022;56:36. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056004025.

Oliveira IM, Araujo TA, Roediger MA, Zanetta DMT, Andrade FB. [Factors associated with undiagnosed hypertension among elderly adults in Brazil - ELSI-Brazil]. Cien Saude Colet. 2022 May 27(5):2001-2010. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232022275.12512021. - [In Portuguese]

Lima-Costa MF, Macinko J, Mambrini JVM. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a national sample of older Brazilians: the ELSI-COVID Initiative, March 2021. Epidemiol Serv Saúde 2022 May 31(1):e2021469. doi: 10.1590/S1679-49742022000100020. - [Portuguese version]

Sutin AR, Luchetti M, Aschwanden D, Lee JH, Sesker AA, Stephan Y, Terracciano A. Sense of purpose in life and concurrent loneliness and risk of incident loneliness: An individual-participant meta-analysis of 135,227 individuals from 36 cohorts. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jul 15;309:211-220. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.084.

Borelli WV, Leotti VB, Strelow MZ, Chaves MLF, Castilhos RM. Preventable risk factors of dementia: Population attributable fractions in a Brazilian population-based study. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2022 Jul;11:100256. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100256.

Macinko J, V Seixas B, Woolley NO, Lima-Costa MF. Healthcare utilization among older Brazilians during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Ageing-COVID-19 initiative. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2022 Jul;37(4):2198-2210. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3461.

Fagundes MLB, Amaral Júnior OLD, Menegazzo GR, Hugo FN, Giordani JMDA. Measuring health inequalities: implications of choosing different socioeconomic indicators. Cad Saude Publica. 2022 Jan 31;38(1):e00035521. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00035521.

Paula TCS, Chagas C, Henrique AEG, Castro-Costa E, Lima-Costa MF, Ferri CP. Alcohol consumption among older adults: Findings from the ELSI-Brazil study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022 Jan;37(1). doi: 10.1002/gps.5655.

Menegazzo GR, Fagundes MLB, do Amaral Junior OL, de Vasconcellos NBT, Felin CM, de Camargo FD, do Amaral Giordani JM. Pathways Between Religiosity and Tooth Loss in Older Adults in Brazil. J Relig Health. 2022 Feb;61(1):552-563. doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01291-w.

Torres JL, Braga LS, Moreira BS, Sabino Castro CM, Vaz CT, Andrade ACS, Bof Andrade F, Lima-Costa MF, Caiaffa WT. Loneliness and social disconnectedness in the time of pandemic period among Brazilians: evidence from the ELSI COVID-19 initiative. Aging Ment Health. 2022 May;26(5):898-904. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1913479.

Bof de Andrade F, Watt RG, Lima-Costa MF, de Oliveira C. Poor sleep quality and oral health among older Brazilian adults. Oral Dis. 2022 Jan;28(1):227-232. doi: 10.1111/odi.13734.

2021

Lemos LC, Borim FSA, Neri AL. Variables associated with religious practice in Brazilian adults and older adults aged 50 and over: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2021;24(5):e220025. doi: 10.1590/1981-22562021024.220025.en. - [Portuguese version]

Newmyer L, Verdery AM, Margolis R, Pessin L. Measuring Older Adult Loneliness Across Countries. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2021 Aug 13;76(7):1408-1414. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa109.

Macinko J, Seixas BV, Mambrini JVM, Lima-Costa MF. Which older Brazilians will accept a COVID-19 vaccine? Cross-sectional evidence from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 3;11(11):e049928. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049928.

Amorim JSC, Torres JL, Peixoto SV. Combined Physical Activity and Sitting Time Association on Older Adults' Body Mass Index: Cross-Sectional Findings From the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Aging Phys Act. 2021 Sep 30:1-7. doi: 10.1123/japa.2021-0112.

Silva AMM, Mambrini JVM, Andrade JM, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF. [Frailty in elderly individuals and perception of problems in indicators of attributes of primary healthcare: results of the ELSI-Brasil]. Cad Saude Publica. 2021 Sep 22;37(9):e00255420. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00255420. - [In Portuguese]

Tavares Milhem Ygnatios N, de Oliveira C, Vaz de Melo Mambrini J, Bof de Andrade F, Lima-Costa MF, Lustosa Torres J. Differences in disability and nutritional status among older Brazilian and English adults: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) and English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA) cohorts. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Aug 2;114(2):422-428. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab060.

da Cunha Leme DE. Dynapenia in middle-aged and older persons with and without abdominal obesity and the complex relationship with behavioral, physical-health and mental-health variables: Learning Bayesian network structures. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 Apr;42:366-372. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.01.006.

Ygnatios NTM, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF, Torres JL. [Predisposition to severe forms of COVID-19 and adherence to preventive measures: the role of social support]. Cien Saude Colet. 2021 May;26(5):1863-1872. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232021265.00822021. - [In Portuguese]

do Amaral Júnior OL, Menegazzo GR, Fagundes MLB, Campagnol PB, Giordani JMDA. Social capital and self-reported oral health at baseline of the brazilian longitudinal study of aging. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2021 Jun;49(3):249-255. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12596.

da Cunha Leme DE. The use of Bayesian network models to identify factors related to frailty phenotype and health outcomes in middle-aged and older persons. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2021 Jan-Feb;92:104212. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104212.

Feter N, Leite JS, Caputo EL, Cardoso RK, Rombaldi AJ. Who are the people with Alzheimer's disease in Brazil? Findings from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging. Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2021 Apr 14;24:e210018. doi: 10.1590/1980-549720210018.

Aliberti MJR, Szlejf C, Lima-Costa MF, de Andrade FB, Alexandre TS, Ferri CP, Suemoto CK. Frailty Modifies the Association of Hypertension With Cognition in Older Adults: Evidence From the ELSI-Brazil. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 May 22;76(6):1134-1143. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa303.

Seixas BV, Freitas GR. Polypharmacy among older Brazilians: prevalence, factors associated, and sociodemographic disparities (ELSI-Brazil). Pharm Pract (Granada). 2021 Jan-Mar;19(1):2168. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2021.1.2168.

Félix-Beltrán L, Seixas BV. Childhood hunger experiences and chronic health conditions later in life among Brazilian older adults. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2021 Apr 6;45:e39. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2021.39.

Seixas BV. Prevalence and factors associated with use of sleeping pills among older adults in Brazil. Int J Pharm Pract. 2021 May 25;29(3):235-244. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riab003.

Macinko J, Vaz de Melo Mambrini J, Bof de Andrade F, Drumond Andrade FC, Lazalde GE, Lima-Costa MF. Life-course risk factors are associated with activity of daily living disability in older adults. Eur J Public Health. 2021 Jul 13;31(3):520-527. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa156.

Dos Santos ESM, Máximo RO, de Andrade FB, de Oliveira C, Lima-Costa MF, Alexandre TDS. Differences in the prevalence of prediabetes, undiagnosed diabetes and diagnosed diabetes and associated factors in cohorts of Brazilian and English older adults. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Sep;24(13):4187-4194. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020003201.

Bomfim RA, Schneider IJC, de Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF, Corrêa VP, Frazão P, Watt RG, Bastos JL, de Oliveira C. Racial inequities in tooth loss among older Brazilian adults: A decomposition analysis. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2021 Apr;49(2):119-127. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12583.

2020

Castro CMS, Lima-Costa MF, Neves JAB, Andrade FB, Sampaio RF. [Determinants of paid work among older Brazilians using structural equation modeling: evidence from the ELSI-Brazil study]. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Nov 23;36(11):e00194619. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00194619. - [In Portuguese]

Cleret de Langavant L, Bayen E, Bachoud-Lévi AC, Yaffe K. Approximating dementia prevalence in population-based surveys of aging worldwide: An unsupervised machine learning approach. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2020 Aug 27;6(1):e12074. doi: 10.1002/trc2.12074.

Nunes BP, Souza ASS, Nogueira J, Andrade FB, Thumé E, Teixeira DSDC, Lima-Costa MF, Facchini LA, Batista SR. Multimorbidity and population at risk for severe COVID-19 in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Nov 20;36(12):e00129620. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00129620. - [Portuguese version]

Bernardes GM, Saulo H, Fernandez RN, Lima-Costa MF, Andrade FB. Catastrophic health expenditure and multimorbidity among older adults in Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2020 Dec 14;54:125. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054002285. - [Portuguese version]

Oliveira DC, Oliveira CM, Lima-Costa MF, Alexandre TDS. Difficulty in performing activities of daily living and the need for help in older adults: evidence on social distancing models from the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Dec 18;36(suppl 3):e00213520. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00213520. - [Portuguese version]

Macinko J, Seixas BV, Woolley NO, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF. Prevalence and characteristics of Brazilians aged 50 and over that received a doctor's diagnosis of COVID-19: the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Nov 13;36Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e00190320. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00190320. - [Portuguese version]

Castro CMS, Vaz CT, Moreira BS, Mambrini JVM, Torres JL, Braga LS, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF. Relationship between work before the epidemic and having gone out to work during the epidemic among participants in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging: results of the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Nov 13;36Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e00193320. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00193320. - [Portuguese version]

Batista SR, Souza ASS, Nogueira J, Andrade FB, Thumé E, Teixeira DSDC, Lima-Costa MF, Facchini LA, Nunes BP. Protective behaviors for COVID-19 among Brazilian adults and elderly living with multimorbidity: the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Nov 13;36Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e00196120. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00196120. - [Portuguese version]

Peixoto SV, Nascimento-Souza MA, Mambrini JVM, Andrade FB, Malta DC, Lima-Costa MF. Health behaviours and the adoption of individual protection measures during the new coronavirus pandemic: the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Nov 13;36Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e00195420. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00195420. - [Portuguese version]

Macinko J, Cristina Drumond Andrade F, Bof de Andrade F, Lima-Costa MF. Universal Health Coverage: Are Older Adults Being Left Behind? Evidence From Aging Cohorts In Twenty-Three Countries. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Nov;39(11):1951-1960. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01570.

Moreira BS, Andrade ACS, Braga LS, Bastone AC, Torres JL, Lima-Costa MFF, Caiaffa WT. Perceived Neighborhood and Walking Among Older Brazilian Adults Living in Urban Areas: A National Study (ELSI-Brazil). J Aging Phys Act. 2020 Oct 22;29(3):431-441. doi: 10.1123/japa.2020-0227.

Lima-Costa MF. Aging in Brazil and the novel coronavirus: the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Oct 12;36Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e00181420. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00181420. - [Portuguese version]

Macinko J, Woolley NO, Seixas BV, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF. Health care seeking due to COVID-19 related symptoms and health care cancellations among older Brazilian adults: the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Oct 12;36Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e00181920. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00181920. - [Portuguese version]

Lima-Costa MF, Mambrini JVM, Andrade FB, Peixoto SWV, Macinko J. Social distancing, use of face masks and hand washing among participants in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging: the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Oct 12;36Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e00193920. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00193920. - [Portuguese version]

Lima-Costa MF, Macinko J, Andrade FB, Souza Júnior PRB, Vasconcellos MTL, Oliveira CM. ELSI-COVID-19 initiative: methodology of the telephone survey on coronavirus in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Oct 12;36Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e00183120. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00183120. - [Portuguese version]

Borges VS, Lima-Costa MFF, Andrade FB. A nationwide study on prevalence and factors associated with dynapenia in older adults: ELSI-Brazil. Cad Saude Publica. 2020 Apr 30;36(4):e00107319. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00107319.

Lima-Costa MF, Mambrini JVM, de Souza-Junior PRB, de Andrade FB, Peixoto SV, Vidigal CM, de Oliveira C, Vidigal PG. Nationwide vitamin D status in older Brazilian adults and its determinants: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI). Sci Rep. 2020 Aug 11;10(1):13521. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70329-y.

Andrade FB, Antunes JLF, Andrade FCD, Lima-Costa MFF, Macinko J. Education-Related Inequalities in Dental Services Use among Older Adults in 23 Countries. J Dent Res. 2020 Nov;99(12):1341-1347. doi: 10.1177/0022034520935854.

Cochar-Soares N, de Carvalho DHT, de Andrade FB, Castro-Costa E, de Oliveira C, Lima-Costa MF, Alexandre TDS. Does undiagnosed diabetes mitigate the association between diabetes and cognitive impairment? Findings from the ELSI-Brazil study. J Diabetes. 2020 Nov;12(11):834-843. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.13074.

de Almeida MGN, Nascimento-Souza MA, Lima-Costa MF, Peixoto SV. Lifestyle factors and multimorbidity among older adults (ELSI-Brazil). Eur J Ageing. 2020 Feb 14;17(4):521-529. doi: 10.1007/s10433-020-00560-z.

Sato APS, Antunes JLF, Lima-Costa MFF, Bof de Andrade F. Influenza vaccine uptake among older adults in Brazil: Socioeconomic equality and the role of preventive policies and public services. J Infect Public Health. 2020 Feb;13(2):211-215. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.07.022.

2019

Lima-Costa MF, de Andrade FB, de Oliveira C (2019). Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). In: Gu D, Dupre M (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_332-1.

Firmo JOA, Peixoto SV, Loyola Filho AI, Souza-Júnior PRB, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF, Mambrini JVM. Health behaviors and hypertension control: the results of ELSI-BRASIL. Cad Saude Publica. 2019 Jul 22;35(7):e00091018. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00091018. - [Portuguese version]

Braga LS, Caiaffa WT, Ceolin APR, de Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF. Perceived discrimination among older adults living in urban and rural areas in Brazil: a national study (ELSI-Brazil). BMC Geriatr. 2019 Mar 4;19(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1076-4.

2018

Lima-Costa MF. Aging and public health: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):2s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.201805200supl2ap. - [Portuguese version]

Neri AL, Borim FSA, Fontes AP, Rabello DF, Cachioni M, Batistoni SST, Yassuda MS, Souza Júnior PRB, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF. Factors associated with perceived quality of life in older adults: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):16s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000613. - [Portuguese version]

Andrade EIG, Cherchiglia ML, Souza Junior PRB, Andrade FB, Mambrini JVM, Lima-Costa MF. Factors associated with the receipt of pensions among older adults: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):15s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000665. - [Portuguese version]

Castro CMS, Lima-Costa MF, César CC, Neves JAB, Andrade FB, Souza Junior PRB, Sampaio RF. Life course and work ability among older adults: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):11s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000648. - [Portuguese version]

Ferreira FR, César CC, Andrade FB, Souza Junior PRB, Lima-Costa MF, Proietti FA. Aspects of social participation and neighborhood perception: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):18s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000647. - [Portuguese version]

Firmo JOA, Mambrini JVM, Peixoto SV, Loyola Filho AI, Souza Junior PRB, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF. Adequate control of hypertension among older adults: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):13s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000646. - [Portuguese version]

Melo-Silva AM, Mambrini JVM, Souza Junior PRB, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF. Hospitalizations among older adults: results from ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):3s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000639. - [Portuguese version]

Nunes BP, Batista SRR, Andrade FB, Souza Junior PRB, Lima-Costa MF, Facchini LA. Multimorbidity: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):10s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000637. - [Portuguese version]

Pimentel WRT, Pagotto V, Stopa SR, Hoffmann MCCL, Andrade FB, Souza Junior PRB, Lima-Costa MF, Menezes RL. Falls among Brazilian older adults living in urban areas: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):12s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000635. - [Portuguese version]

Castro-Costa E, Lima-Costa MF, Andrade FB, Souza Junior PRB, Ferri CP. Cognitive function among older adults: ELSI-Brazil results. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):4s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000629. - [Portuguese version]

Andrade FB, Antunes JLF, Souza Junior PRB, Lima-Costa MF, Oliveira C. Life course socioeconomic inequalities and oral health status in later life: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):7s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000628.

Loyola Filho AI, Firmo JOA, Mambrini JVM, Peixoto SV, Souza Junior PRB, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF, Acúrcio FA. Cost-related underuse of medications in older adults: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):8s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000622. - [Portuguese version]

Andrade FB, Duarte YAO, Souza Junior PRB, Torres JL, Lima-Costa MF, Andrade FCD. Inequalities in basic activities of daily living among older adults: ELSI-Brazil, 2015. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):14s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000617.

Andrade JM, Duarte YAO, Alves LC, Andrade FCD, Souza Junior PRB, Lima-Costa MF, Andrade FB. Frailty profile in Brazilian older adults: ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):17s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000616. - [Portuguese version]

Peixoto SV, Mambrini JVM, Firmo JOA, Loyola Filho AI, Souza Junior PRB, Andrade FB, Lima-Costa MF. Physical activity practice among older adults: results of the ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):5s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000605. - [Portuguese version]

Macinko J, Andrade FB, Souza Junior PRB, Lima-Costa MF. Primary care and healthcare utilization among older Brazilians (ELSI-Brazil). Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):6s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000595.

Giacomin KC, Duarte YAO, Camarano AA, Nunes DP, Fernandes D. Care and functional disabilities in daily activities - ELSI-Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2018 Oct 25;52Suppl 2(Suppl 2):9s. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000650. - [Portuguese version]