Gender differences in old age mortality: roles of health behavior and baseline health status.

摘要: This research aims to further current understanding of gender differences in old age mortality. In particular, it assesses the relative importance health behavior and baseline conditions predicting risk dying, how their effects differ between elderly men women. Data for this came from a prospective study national sample 2,200 older adults Japan 1987 1999. Hazard rate models were employed ascertain interaction involving (i.e., smoking drinking) status. Gender mortality Japanese are quite pronounced throughout all our models. addition, smoking, functional limitation, cognitive impairment, indicate that females suffer more these factors than do male counterparts. Failure adjust population heterogeneity may lead significant underestimation female advantage survival. The inclusion status measures only offsets limited proportion differential. increased due impairment among women suggests narrowing gap be not changes levels but also differential on