ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2015
Sex, Race, and Age Differences in Observed Years of Life, Healthy Life, and Able Life among Older Adults in The Cardiovascular Health Study.
Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Associations of serum neurofilament light chain concentration with able life and healthy life in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2026Article
- Recommendations on Methods for Assessing Multimorbidity Changes Over Time: Aligning the Method to the Purpose.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Review
- Ideal cardiovascular health metrics and life expectancy free of cardiovascular diseases: a prospective cohort study.The EPMA journal · 2023Article
- Scientific opportunities in resilience research for cardiovascular health and wellness. Report from a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2022Article
- Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations Among Adults 65 or Older, NHANES 2005-2012.Preventing chronic disease · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveLongevity fails to account for health and functional status during aging. We sought to quantify differences in years of total life, years of healthy life, and years of able life among groups defined by age, sex, and race.
designPrimary analysis of a cohort study.
setting18 years of annual evaluations in four U.S. communities.
participants5888 men and women aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Years of life were calculated as the time from enrollment to death or 18 years. Years of total, healthy, and able life were determined from self-report during annual or semi-annual contacts. Cumulative years were summed across each of the age and sex groups.
resultsWhite women had the best outcomes for all three measures, followed by white men, non-white women, and non-white men. For example, at the mean age of 73, a white female participant could expect 12.9 years of life, 8.9 of healthy life and 9.5 of able life, while a non-white female could expect 12.6, 7.0, and 8.0 years, respectively. A white male could expect 11.2, 8.1, and 8.9 years of life, healthy life, and able life, and a non-white male 10.3, 6.2, and 7.9 years. Regardless of starting age, individuals of the same race and sex groups spent similar amounts (not proportions) of time in an unhealthy or unable state.
conclusionGender had a greater effect on longevity than did race, but race had a greater effect on years spent healthy or able. The mean number of years spent in an unable or sick state was surprisingly independent of the lifespan.
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