Educational Differences in Life Expectancies With and Without Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study computes years and proportion of life that older adults living in the United States can expect to live pain-free and in different pain states, by age, sex, and level of education. The analysis addresses challenges related to dynamics and mortality selection when studying associations between education and pain in older populations.

Methods

Data are from National Health and Aging Trends Study, 2011-2020. The sample contains 10,180 respondents who are age 65 and older. Pain expectancy estimates are computed using the Interpolated Markov Chain software that applies probability transitions to multistate life tables.

Results

Those with higher educational levels expect not only a longer life but also a higher proportion of life without pain. For exampl

SUBMITTER: Sun F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10066743 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature