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Determinants of survival — an analysis of the effects of age at observation and length of predictive period
Author(s)	B Ljungquist, S Berg, B Steen
Journal title	Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 8, no 1, February 1996
Pages	pp 22-31
Keywords	Longevity ; Good Health ; Ill health ; Older men ; Older women ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden.
Annotation	This is part of a gerontological and geriatric population investigation in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden, which is a longitudinal study based on a large random sample of those born in 1901/1902. They were first examined at age 70, and re-examined at ages 75 and 79. As physical health is highly correlated to survival, the sample was split into two subgroups, one consisting of those with few health problems, the other less healthy. Analyses were performed on each gender separately as well as on each health subgroup. Age at examination and length of predictive period proved to be very important in identifying determinants of survival. Lung capacity, measured by peak flow, was the only variable, among those selected for this study, that had predictive power for both genders, in both health groups and at each of the three observation ages.
Accession Number	CPA-970327011 A
Classmark	BGA: CD: CH: BC: BD: 3J: 76P
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