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Predictors of longevity: evidence from the oldest old in China.

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Dupre, ME; Liu, G; Gu, D
Published in: Am J Public Health
July 2008

OBJECTIVES: We investigated the characteristics of the oldest old in China and examined whether the factors associated with longevity varied with advanced age. METHODS: Drawing from the largest nationally representative longitudinal sample of oldest-old adults, we stratified descriptive statistics separately by gender and urban-rural residence and then used ordered logit models to examine the multivariate factors associated with increasing age-group membership. RESULTS: Differing combinations of demographic, social, physical, and behavioral factors were significantly related to surviving into later ages for men and women in urban and rural areas. With the exception of rural women, psychological disposition was not associated with increased longevity. Gender differences were generally smaller in urban areas than in rural areas, and urban-rural differences were more pronounced among women than among men. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from the oldest-old population in China challenge many of the established relations in the health-inequality literature. Future research should examine why the oldest old are an exceptional group of physically, socially, and demographically heterogeneous individuals who exhibit healthy longevity beyond the average life span.

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Am J Public Health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

Publication Date

July 2008

Volume

98

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1203 / 1208

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Population
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Environment
  • Rural Population
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Research Design
  • Public Health
  • Male
  • Longevity
  • Humans
 

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Dupre, M. E., Liu, G., & Gu, D. (2008). Predictors of longevity: evidence from the oldest old in China. Am J Public Health, 98(7), 1203–1208. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2007.113886
Dupre, Matthew E., Guangya Liu, and Danan Gu. “Predictors of longevity: evidence from the oldest old in China.Am J Public Health 98, no. 7 (July 2008): 1203–8. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2007.113886.
Dupre ME, Liu G, Gu D. Predictors of longevity: evidence from the oldest old in China. Am J Public Health. 2008 Jul;98(7):1203–8.
Dupre, Matthew E., et al. “Predictors of longevity: evidence from the oldest old in China.Am J Public Health, vol. 98, no. 7, July 2008, pp. 1203–08. Pubmed, doi:10.2105/AJPH.2007.113886.
Dupre ME, Liu G, Gu D. Predictors of longevity: evidence from the oldest old in China. Am J Public Health. 2008 Jul;98(7):1203–1208.

Published In

Am J Public Health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

Publication Date

July 2008

Volume

98

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1203 / 1208

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Population
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Environment
  • Rural Population
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Research Design
  • Public Health
  • Male
  • Longevity
  • Humans