Life Expectancy in Medical Men.

Gains in Life Expectancy Associated with Higher Education in Men

BACKGROUND Many studies show large differences in life expectancy across the range of education, intelligence, and socio-economic status. As educational attainment, intelligence, and socio-economic status are highly interrelated, appropriate methods are required to disentangle their separate effects. The aim of this paper is to present a novel method to estimate gains in life expectancy specifi...

Predicting Life Expectancy in Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.

CONTEXT The widespread use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening has led to the detection of more indolent prostate cancer (PCa) in healthy men. PCa treatment and screening must therefore balance the potential for life gained against the potential for harm. Fundamental to this balance is physician awareness of a patient's estimated life expectancy (LE). OBJECTIVE To review the evidence...

Prostate biopsies in men with limited life expectancy.

CONTEXT Authorities discourage prostate screening in men who are likely to die from causes other than prostate cancer. PRACTICE PATTERN EXAMINED Use of prostate biopsy-a proxy for screening-in men aged 65 and older with limited life expectancy (i.e., estimated to be less than 10 years). DATA SOURCE Five percent samples of Part A (hospital) and Part B (physician) Medicare claims for 1993 thr...

Differences in healthy life expectancy among men and women.

The Role of Loneliness and Positive Meta-emotion in Predicting Life Expectancy of Elderly Men

Introduction: Considering to the growing Iran’s elderly population and their physical and psychological problems, investigation life expectancy and its related factors in elderly is necessary. As a result, present study aimed to investigate the role of loneliness and positive meta-emotion in predicting life expectancy of elderly men. Methods: This was a descriptive correlational study. The rese...