Forecasting Healthy Life Expectancy Among Chilean Community-Dwelling Older Adults With and Without Sarcopenia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcopenia is an important risk factor for disability and dependency at old age. The prevalence of sarcopenia among the Chilean older population is high.

Objective

To estimate life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and unhealthy life expectancy among sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic older adults from Santiago, Chile.

Methods

A sample of 1,897 community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or more, living in Santiago, was observed between 5-15 years. Disability was defined as the unhealthy state, assessed through self-reported difficulties in activities of daily living. Sarcopenia was determined via HTSMayor software. Total and marginal life expectancies were estimated using the Interpolated Markov Chain method "IMaCh".

Results

At 60 years, estimated li

SUBMITTER: Moreno X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8889119 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature