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Cross-national comparison of sex differences in health and mortality in Denmark, Japan and the US.

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Oksuzyan, A; Crimmins, E; Saito, Y; O'Rand, A; Vaupel, JW; Christensen, K
Published in: European journal of epidemiology
July 2010

The present study aims to compare the direction and magnitude of sex differences in mortality and major health dimensions across Denmark, Japan and the US. The Human Mortality Database was used to examine sex differences in age-specific mortality rates. The Danish twin surveys, the Danish 1905-Cohort Study, the Health and Retirement Study, and the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Aging were used to examine sex differences in health. Men had consistently higher mortality rates at all ages in all three countries, but they also had a substantial advantage in handgrip strength compared with the same-aged women. Sex differences in activities of daily living (ADL) became pronounced among individuals aged 85+ in all three countries. Depression levels tended to be higher in women, particularly, in Denmark and the HRS, and only small sex differences were observed in the immediate recall test and Mini-Mental State Exam. The present study revealed consistent sex differentials in survival and physical health, self-rated health and cognition at older ages, whereas the pattern of sex differences in depressive symptoms was country-specific.

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European journal of epidemiology

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EISSN

1573-7284

ISSN

0393-2990

Publication Date

July 2010

Volume

25

Issue

7

Start / End Page

471 / 480

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sex Distribution
  • Mortality
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Japan
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Female
  • Epidemiology
 

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Oksuzyan, A., Crimmins, E., Saito, Y., O’Rand, A., Vaupel, J. W., & Christensen, K. (2010). Cross-national comparison of sex differences in health and mortality in Denmark, Japan and the US. European Journal of Epidemiology, 25(7), 471–480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-010-9460-6
Oksuzyan, Anna, Eileen Crimmins, Yasuhiko Saito, Angela O’Rand, James W. Vaupel, and Kaare Christensen. “Cross-national comparison of sex differences in health and mortality in Denmark, Japan and the US.European Journal of Epidemiology 25, no. 7 (July 2010): 471–80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-010-9460-6.
Oksuzyan A, Crimmins E, Saito Y, O’Rand A, Vaupel JW, Christensen K. Cross-national comparison of sex differences in health and mortality in Denmark, Japan and the US. European journal of epidemiology. 2010 Jul;25(7):471–80.
Oksuzyan, Anna, et al. “Cross-national comparison of sex differences in health and mortality in Denmark, Japan and the US.European Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 25, no. 7, July 2010, pp. 471–80. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10654-010-9460-6.
Oksuzyan A, Crimmins E, Saito Y, O’Rand A, Vaupel JW, Christensen K. Cross-national comparison of sex differences in health and mortality in Denmark, Japan and the US. European journal of epidemiology. 2010 Jul;25(7):471–480.
Journal cover image

Published In

European journal of epidemiology

DOI

EISSN

1573-7284

ISSN

0393-2990

Publication Date

July 2010

Volume

25

Issue

7

Start / End Page

471 / 480

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sex Distribution
  • Mortality
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Japan
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Female
  • Epidemiology