Sex differences in healthy life expectancy among nonagenarians: A multistate survival model using data from the Vitality 90+ study.

CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the male-female health-survival paradox remains at very old age. Women aged 90+ live longer than men, and spend more time in poor health.
PMID: 30590122 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Experimental Gerontology - December 24, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hoogendijk EO, van der Noordt M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD, Deeg DJH, Huisman M, Enroth L, Jylhä M Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research