Decomposing Indigenous life expectancy gap by risk factors: a life table analysis

Decomposing Indigenous life expectancy gap by risk factors: a life table analysis

BACKGROUND The estimated gap in life expectancy (LE) between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians was 12 years for men and 10 years for women, whereas the Northern Territory Indigenous LE gap was at least 50% greater than the national figures. This study aims to explain the Indigenous LE gap by common modifiable risk factors. METHODS This study covered the period from 1986 to 2005. Unit ...

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Life expectancy--a commentary on this life table variable.

In 1992, I wrote an article on a method of modifying the Decennial US Life Table to accommodate any pattern of excess mortality expressed in terms of excess death rate (EDR), for the specific purpose of calculating the reduced life expectancy, e. I believe this was the first article published in the Journal of Insurance Medicine (JIM) that dealt specifically with life expectancy as an index of ...

Television viewing time and reduced life expectancy: a life table analysis.

BACKGROUND Prolonged television (TV) viewing time is unfavourably associated with mortality outcomes, particularly for cardiovascular disease, but the impact on life expectancy has not been quantified. The authors estimate the extent to which TV viewing time reduces life expectancy in Australia, 2008. METHODS The authors constructed a life table model that incorporates a previously reported m...

Sedentary behaviour and life expectancy in the USA: a cause-deleted life table analysis

OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of sitting and television viewing on life expectancy in the USA. DESIGN Prevalence-based cause-deleted life table analysis. SETTING Summary RRs of all-cause mortality associated with sitting and television viewing were obtained from a meta-analysis of available prospective cohort studies. Prevalences of sitting and television viewing were obtained from the...