Racial disparity in life expectancies and life years lost associated with multiple obesity-related chronic conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigated racial disparity in life expectancies (LEs) and life years lost (LYL) associated with multiple obesity-related chronic conditions (OCCs).

Methods

Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2008-2012, were used. Four OCCs were studied: diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke. LE for each subpopulation was simulated by Markov modelling. LYL associated with a disease for a subpopulation was computed by taking the difference between LEs for members of that subpopulation without disease and LEs for members of that subpopulation who had that disease. Racial disparities were measured in the absolute differences in LE and LYL between black women/men and white women/men.

Results

Black individuals had higher risks

SUBMITTER: Chang SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5404943 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature