Are Advances in Survival Among the Oldest Old Seen Across the Spectrum of Health and Functioning?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mortality rates have been reduced by half over the last 60 years for nonagenarians, and the progress is continuing. The greater survival might be due to overtreatment of severely physically and cognitively disabled individuals, which is a big concern for societies and individuals.

Methods

The study population comprised two Danish birth cohorts: the 1905 Cohort and the 1915 Cohort. At age 95, all from the two cohorts who were still alive and living in Denmark were invited to participate in a health survey that used the same assessment instrument. A total of 2,670 (56.8%) persons participated in the two surveys and survival was assessed through a 7.3-year follow-up period during which 2,497 (93.5%) had died, and with virtually no loss to follow-up.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Thinggaard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7662172 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature