Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy of patients with advanced schistosomiasis in Hunan Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have investigated the change in life expectancy (LE) and the healthy lifespan among patients with advanced schistosomiasis. This study was to evaluate the LE and healthy life expectancy (HLE) for patients and assess the mechanism responsible for the LE inequality.

Methods

We utilized data from a dynamic advanced schistosomiasis cohort (10,362 patients) for the period from January 2008 to December 2019 in Hunan Province, China, to calculate the LEs of patients, and made a comparison with that of general population (19,642 schistosomiasis-free individuals) in the schistosomiasis endemic areas. LEs were estimated from 15 years of age by constructing period life tables. Arriaga's decomposition method was applied to quantify the influence of the age structu

SUBMITTER: Jiang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883924 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature