ISBN:
9789401775854
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (470 p)
Series Statement:
The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis v.40
Series Statement:
The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis Ser. v.40
Parallel Title:
Print version Yashin, Anatoliy I Biodemography of Aging : Determinants of Healthy Life Span and Longevity
DDC:
300
Keywords:
Demography
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Abstract:
This summary of a full decade's intensive research connecting individual age-related physiology to broader health trends features statistical analysis of unique longitudinal data sets and enlightening discussion of a wide range of key topics in the field
Abstract:
Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Biodemography of Complex Relationships Among Aging, Health, and Longevity -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Frailty Models -- 1.1.2 Biodemographic Ideas in Genetic Analyses of Human Longevity -- 1.1.3 Evolution of Aging, Health, and Mortality: Many Open Questions -- 1.1.4 Strehler and Mildvan´s Model of Aging and Mortality -- 1.1.5 Historical Roots of the Stochastic Process Model -- 1.2 Information on Aging, Health, and Longevity from Available Data: Part I
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1.3 Statistical Modeling and Other Advanced Methods of Analyzing Data on Aging, Health, and Longevity: Part II -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Information on Aging, Health, and Longevity from Available Data -- Chapter 2: Age Trajectories of Physiological Indices: Which Factors Influence Them? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Data: The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) -- 2.3 Methods -- 2.4 Results -- 2.4.1 Average Age Trajectories of Physiological Variables -- 2.4.2 Age Trajectories of Standard Deviations (SD) of Physiological Variables
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2.4.3 Age Patterns of Survival and Physiological Variables for Smokers and Non-smokers -- 2.4.4 Effects of Education on Survival and Average Age Trajectories of Physiological Indices -- 2.4.5 Age Trajectories of Long Lived (LL) and Short Lived (SL) Individuals -- 2.4.6 Effects of Disease on Dynamic Properties of Physiological Indices -- 2.4.7 Effects of Genetic Dose on Age Patterns of Physiological Indices -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Health Effects and Medicare Trajectories: Population-Based Analysis of Morbidity and Mortality Patterns -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Data and Methods
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3.2.1 Data: SEER-M and NLTCS-M -- 3.2.2 Definitions of Dates of DiseaseOnset and Dates of Recovery/Remission -- 3.3 Results -- 3.3.1 Age Patterns of Age-Associated Disease Incidence -- 3.3.2 Incidence Rates: Comparisons with Other Studies -- 3.3.2.1 Cancer -- 3.3.2.2 Heart Diseases and Stroke -- 3.3.2.3 Diabetes -- 3.3.2.4 Asthma -- 3.3.2.5 Neurodegenerative Diseases (NDD) -- 3.3.3 Age-Adjusted Rates: Gender Disparities, Time Trends, and Sensitivity Analysis -- 3.3.3.1 Sensitivity Analysis -- 3.3.4 Disability and Comorbidity Patterns of Incidence Rates
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3.3.5 Mortality Age Patterns and Medicare Data -- 3.3.6 Recovery or Long-Term Remission -- 3.3.7 Risk Factors for Disease Incidence -- 3.3.8 Mutual Dependence in Disease Risks: Age-Patterns -- 3.3.9 Comorbidity and Multimorbidity -- 3.3.10 Predictive Population Models -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Evidence for Dependence Among Diseases -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Data and Methods -- 4.3 Results -- 4.3.1 Empirical Analyses Reveal Negative Correlations among Major Causes of Death -- 4.3.2 A Dependent Competing Risk Model Capturing Negative Correlations Between Causes of Death
Abstract:
4.4 Discussion
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