McEniry M, Cross-National Comparisons of Health Disparities among Ageing Populations in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, 2013, Report 13-792, Population Research Center, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research.

Using national representative data this report examine the inequality based on education and household income with the prevalence of chronic conditions, functional difficulties, obesity, and poor self-reported health among older adults born during the first portion of this period using a recently compiled cross national data set of older adults from seven countries. The report points out a positive association between the relative index of inequality and the prevalence of adult health outcomes (chronic conditions, obesity, and functionality).