Early-life conditions and adult mortality decline in Dutch cohorts born 1812-1921.
Popul Stud (Camb)
; 70(3): 327-343, 2016 11.
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ABSTRACT
Mounting evidence suggests that early-life conditions have an enduring effect on an individual's mortality risks as an adult. The contribution of improvements in early-life conditions to the overall decline in adult mortality, however, remains a debated issue. We provide an estimate of the contribution of improvements in early-life conditions to mortality decline after age 30 in Dutch cohorts born between 1812 and 1921. We used two proxies for early-life conditions median height and early-childhood mortality. We estimate that improvements in early-life conditions contributed more than five years or about a third to the rise in women's life expectancy at age 30. Improvements in early-life conditions contributed almost three years or more than a quarter to the rise in men's life expectancy at age 30. Height appears to be the more important of the two proxies for early-life conditions.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Factores Socioeconómicos
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Estatura
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Esperanza de Vida
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Mortalidad
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Popul Stud (Camb)
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article