Volume 3 - Article 9
Change in the Prevalence of Diseases Among Older Americans: 1984-1994
| Date received: | 04 Sep 2000 |
| Date published: | 01 Nov 2000 |
| Word count: | 3588 |
| Keywords: | co-morbidity, disability, morbidity trends, older population |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2000.3.9 |
Abstract
The prevalence of diseases increased among older Americans in recent years. The largest increases have been in the proportion of the population with heart disease and cancer. There has also been a decrease in the number of older persons with no disease and an increase in the proportion of people with multiple conditions. The severity of disability among women with most diseases has been reduced; among men there has been no reduction in disability.
Author's Affiliation
Eileen Crimmins - University of Southern California, United States of America
Yasuhiko Saito - Nihon University, Japan
Other articles by the same author/authors in Demographic Research
»
The mystery of Japan's missing centenarians explained
Volume 26 - Article 11
»
Estimation of multi-state life table functions and their variability from complex survey data using the SPACE Program
Volume 22 - Article 6
»
Trends in healthy life expectancy in Japan: 1986 - 2004
Volume 20 - Article 19
Similar articles in Demographic Research
»
Occupational inequalities in health expectancies in France in the early 2000s: Unequal chances of reaching and living retirement in good health
Volume 25 - Article 12 | Keywords: disability
»
Estimating health expectancies from two cross-sectional surveys: The intercensal method
Volume 21 - Article 17 | Keywords: disability
Articles
Citations
Download to Citation Manager
Similar Articles
PubMed
Google Scholar