|
Activity Number:
|
17
|
|
Type:
|
Topic Contributed
|
|
Date/Time:
|
Sunday, August 8, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
|
|
Sponsor:
|
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
|
| Abstract - #302187 |
|
Title:
|
Life Expectancy Decomposition by Disease
|
|
Author(s):
|
Charles C. Lin*+ and Norman J. Johnson
|
|
Companies:
|
U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
|
|
Address:
|
4700 Silver Hill Rd., Stop 8700 DSMD, 3716-3, Washington, DC, 20233-8700,
|
|
Keywords:
|
life expectancy ; decomposition ; disease-free life-year ; mortality ; life table
|
|
Abstract:
|
It is common to use life expectancy to summarize the life-time mortality experience of subgroups of a population of interest. Large differences in life expectancy between certain subgroups are known. For example, Lin et al. have shown that men aged 25 with fewer years of education have a life expectancy of five to seven years less, on average, than those with more years of education. However, in applications such as this example, the major disease contributions to life expectancy differences are difficult to obtain and need to be investigated. We will show a decomposition of life expectancy into disease-free life-years for major diseases. The estimate of each disease-free life-year can be computed backward recursively from the death rates by disease and age. Estimates of variance will be given. The life expectancy difference will include the contributions from major diseases and the difference at older ages which cannot be determined by disease. Life tables with competing risks from major diseases constructed for the National Longitudinal Mortality Study will be used for demonstration purposes. Culprit major diseases underlying life expectancy differences will be identified.
|
- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
Back to the full JSM 2004 program |
