Change in Cognitively Healthy and Cognitively Impaired Life Expectancy in the United States: 2000-2010.

TitleChange in Cognitively Healthy and Cognitively Impaired Life Expectancy in the United States: 2000-2010.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsCrimmins, EM, Saito, Y, Kim, JKi
JournalSSM Popul Health
Volume2
Pagination793-797
Date Published2016 Dec
ISSN Number2352-8273
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine how cognitively healthy and cognitively impaired life expectancy have changed from 2000 to 2010 among American men and women 65 years of age and over.

METHODS: The prevalence of dementia, cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND), and normal cognition is determined from the nationally representative data from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Mortality rates are from U.S. Decennial Life Table for 2000 and the U.S. annual life table for 2010. Life expectancy by cognitive status is estimated using the Sullivan method.

RESULTS: Most of the increase in life expectancy has been concentrated in cognitively healthy years in this 10 year period. The increase in expected years cognitively intact at age 65, which exceeded that in total life expectancy, was 1.8 for men and 1.6 for women.

CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence suggesting that there has been a compression of cognitive morbidity.
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DOI10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.10.007
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917398?dopt=Abstract
Short TitleSSM - Population Health
Alternate JournalSSM Popul Health
Citation Key8810
PubMed ID27917398
PubMed Central IDPMC5130162
Grant ListP30 AG017265 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
U01 AG009740 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States