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Aging-related decline begins on average a decade earlier in Brazil than in Europe, highlighting social disparities which may impair healthy aging, per study of more than 30,000 over-50s

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A decade of difference: cross-continental patterns of functional performance in Brazil and Europe within the WHO ICOPE framework
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Aging-related decline begins on average a decade earlier in Brazil than in Europe, highlighting social disparities which may impair healthy aging, per study of more than 30,000 over-50s

Article URL : https://plos.io/4wQnKJF

Article title: A decade of difference: cross-continental patterns of functional performance in Brazil and Europe within the WHO ICOPE framework

Author countries: Spain, Brazil.

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0353750

A decade of difference: cross-continental patterns of functional performance in Brazil and Europe within the WHO ICOPE framework

5-Aug-2026

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Health and Medicine Human Health Public Health Social Inequality Social Problems Social Research Social Sciences Society

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0353750
Article Publication Date
2026-08-05
Article Title
A decade of difference: cross-continental patterns of functional performance in Brazil and Europe within the WHO ICOPE framework
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

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APA:
PLOS. (2026, August 5). Aging-related decline begins on average a decade earlier in Brazil than in Europe, highlighting social disparities which may impair healthy aging, per study of more than 30,000 over-50s. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRD0Z2R8/aging-related-decline-begins-on-average-a-decade-earlier-in-brazil-than-in-europe-highlighting-social-disparities-which-may-impair-healthy-aging-per-study-of-more-than-30000-over-50s.html
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"Aging-related decline begins on average a decade earlier in Brazil than in Europe, highlighting social disparities which may impair healthy aging, per study of more than 30,000 over-50s." Brightsurf News, Aug. 5 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRD0Z2R8/aging-related-decline-begins-on-average-a-decade-earlier-in-brazil-than-in-europe-highlighting-social-disparities-which-may-impair-healthy-aging-per-study-of-more-than-30000-over-50s.html.