Deriving and comparing healthy longevity distributions by gender and health prevalence measures: a statistical moments and maximum entropy approach.

Rami Cosulich, Vanessa di Lego, Virginia Zarulli

Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy. [email protected] of Statistical Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy. [email protected]. · pubmed

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Abstract

The literature on healthy longevity has typically focused on average values (i.e., healthy life expectancy). Recent studies have started to expand this focus by investigating the whole healthy lifespan distribution, especially the standard deviation of healthy longevity, which captures inter-individual variation. Despite these advancements, research gaps remain on how distributions differ by health indicator and sex. This study aimed to compare healthy longevity distributions at age 60 between different health measures and sexes.

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Research summary

The paper compares healthy longevity distributions by gender and health measures at age 60. This research is relevant as it addresses variations in healthy longevity, contributing to the understanding of aging and longevity beyond average life expectancy metrics.

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