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Cohort Differences in Physical Health and Disability in the United States and Europe

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  • Laura Gimeno
  • Alice Goisis
  • Jennifer B Dowd
  • George B Ploubidis

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ObjectivesDeclines in mortality have historically been associated with improvements in physical health across generations. While life expectancy in most high-income countries continues to increase, there is evidence that younger generations, particularly in the United States, are less healthy than previous generations at the same age. We compared generational trends in physical health in the United States, England, and continental Europe to explore whether other regions have experienced a similar pattern of worsening health across cohorts.MethodsUsing data from nationally representative studies of adults aged ≥50 years from the United States (Health and Retirement Study, n = 26,939), England (English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, n = 14,992) and 11 continental European countries (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, n = 72,595), we estimated differences in the age-adjusted prevalence of self-reported chronic disease and disability and observer-measured health indicators across pseudo-birth cohorts (born

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  • Laura Gimeno & Alice Goisis & Jennifer B Dowd & George B Ploubidis, 2024. "Cohort Differences in Physical Health and Disability in the United States and Europe," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 79(8), pages 100456-1010.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:79:y:2024:i:8:p:100456-1016.
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