Generational differences in physical health and disability in the United States and Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Declines in mortality have typically 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 (US), are less healthy than previous generations at the same age. We compared generational trends in physical health in the US, England, and continental Europe to explore whether other regions have experienced a similar pattern of worsening health across cohorts.

Methods

Using data from nationally representative studies of adults aged ≥50 years from the US (Health and Retirement Study, n=26,939), England (English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, n=14,992) and 11 continental European countries (S

SUBMITTER: Gimeno L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10827238 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature