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Healthy and long lived individuals might have a slower rate of ... examined the rates of stability in multisystem health and the correspondence between health in systems in ... [Rationale and background]: Age-related chronic diseases have a heterogeneous pattern in populations 1 and ...- 2014-10-08 07:37 - 2 comments
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Background: Recent evidence suggests that a healthy lifestyle among older adults can compress the period ... lifestyle factors could also influence hospital admission and stay among older adults during their last five years of life, after accounting for cumulative chronic disease burden. Methods: We examined data from 3780 ...- 2014-05-28 11:09 - 4 comments
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... Wei-Lin-Weissfeld method Introduction [Rationale and background]: In 1980, James Fries proposed the ... into a shorter span between the increasing age at onset of disease and the fixed limit of lifespan. Fries’ ... stated that the successes of modern medicine and public health have resulted in prolonging life with advanced ...- 2014-07-18 08:56
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... compression of morbidity Introduction [Rationale and background]: There is surprisingly little data on end ... economic and policy implications.In the Cardiovascular Health Study, where 69% of participants have died by Year 18 ... socio-demographic factors, lifestyle factors and chronic disease status at baseline. A longer lifespan will be ...- 2014-05-29 13:19 - 4 comments
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... The compression of morbidity paradigm argues that healthy lifestyle factors can postpone the onset of morbidity to a ... factors on functional health (Years of Able Life, YAL) and life expectancy (Years of Life, YOL) to describe their ...- 2014-02-22 08:34 - 1 comment
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... mobility disability older adults 1. Introduction [Rationale and background]: <br><br> Incident disability rates in older ... one cannot identify the phase of the dynamic process of disease that is undergoing change. In contrast, a decrease ... planning of clinical trials to prevent disability, aid in health policy and planning and also be useful in estimating ...- 2014-07-08 15:21