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| Life expectancy with cognitive impairment in the older population of the United States | | Author(s) | Kristen Suthers, Jung Ki Kim, Eileen Crimmins |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 58B, no 3, May 2003 |
| Pages | pp S179-S186 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Life expectancy tables ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Estimates are made for the prevalence of cognitive impairment by age and sex for people in the US age 70+ using data from the Asset and Health Dynamics of the Oldest Old (AHEAD) survey in a sample representing both the community-living and institutionalised older American population. Sullivan's method is used to calculate the average number of years an older person can expect to live with and without cognitive impairment. The prevalence of moderate to severe cognitive impairment in the total US population aged 70+ is 9.5%. At age 70, the average American can expect 1.5 years with cognitive impairment. Expected length of life with cognitive impairment is longer for women than men because of their longer life expectancy. As total life expectancy continues to rise, the length of life with cognitive impairment in the American population will increase unless age-specific prevalence is reduced. There is a great potential for improvement in future early treatment and diagnosis of this condition. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071204207 A |
| Classmark | E4: S7: 3F: 7T |
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