Everyday ageism was associated with poor physical and mental health across all 4 outcomesexamined (Table 2 and Figure 3). For each additional point on the Everyday Ageism Scale, odds of fairor poor physical health increased by 1.13-fold (95% CI, 1.01-1.17; P < .001) after adjusting forsociodemographic characteristics. The probability of fair or poor physical health was 0.082 for adultsreporting everyday ageism 1 SD below the mean. This increased to 0.134 (63.4%) for those reportingmean levels of everyday ageism and 0.213 for those 1 SD above the mean (for an increase inprobability of 59.0% vs the mean) (Table 2 and Figure 3A). Everyday ageism was associated withnumber of chronic health conditions
I thought this paragraph was very interesting because it explains how ageism directly affects older adults health. It stood out to me because it showed that as there is an increase in ageism, there is also an increase in the probability of pore physical health as well as poor mental health. I think part of this has to due with stereotypes of older adults having little independence and people not allowing them to complete tasks on their own.