Dorly J H Deeg1, Hannie C Comijs1, Emiel O Hoogendijk1, Maaike van der Noordt1, Martijn Huisman1. 1. Dorly J. H. Deeg, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Maaike van der Noordt, and Martijn Huisman are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Hannie C. Comijs is with the Department of Psychiatry, GGZinGeest, Amsterdam. Martijn Huisman is also with the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, VU University. All of the authors are with the VU University Medical Center and the Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine 23-year trends in both physically and cognitively healthy life expectancy from age 65 years in the Netherlands. METHODS: We used 8 waves between 1993 and 2016 from the nationally representative Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (12 948 observations). We calculated physically and cognitively healthy life expectancies by using the Sullivan life table method and tested prevalence trends over time by using generalized estimating equations. RESULTS: Total life expectancy at age 65 years rose from 14.7 to 18.7 years (men) and from 19.2 to 21.4 years (women). Life expectancy in poor physical health increased nonlinearly from 1.8 to 2.9 years for men; for women it fluctuated around 5.7 years. Meanwhile, life expectancy in good cognitive health increased linearly from 11.0 to 15.7 years (men) and from 13.4 to 18.0 years (women). The proportion of people with poor physical and poor cognitive health combined did not increase, averaging 5.9% (men) and 8.7% (women). CONCLUSIONS: This multiwave study shows that a negative trend in physically healthy life expectancy is accompanied by a positive trend in cognitively healthy life expectancy.
OBJECTIVES: To examine 23-year trends in both physically and cognitively healthy life expectancy from age 65 years in the Netherlands. METHODS: We used 8 waves between 1993 and 2016 from the nationally representative Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (12 948 observations). We calculated physically and cognitively healthy life expectancies by using the Sullivan life table method and tested prevalence trends over time by using generalized estimating equations. RESULTS: Total life expectancy at age 65 years rose from 14.7 to 18.7 years (men) and from 19.2 to 21.4 years (women). Life expectancy in poor physical health increased nonlinearly from 1.8 to 2.9 years for men; for women it fluctuated around 5.7 years. Meanwhile, life expectancy in good cognitive health increased linearly from 11.0 to 15.7 years (men) and from 13.4 to 18.0 years (women). The proportion of people with poor physical and poor cognitive health combined did not increase, averaging 5.9% (men) and 8.7% (women). CONCLUSIONS: This multiwave study shows that a negative trend in physically healthy life expectancy is accompanied by a positive trend in cognitively healthy life expectancy.
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