Are gender differences in the relationship between self-rated health and mortality enduring? Results from three birth cohorts in Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom

Nicola Spiers; Carol Jagger; Michael Clarke; Antony Arthur

doi:10.1093/geront/43.3.406

Are gender differences in the relationship between self-rated health and mortality enduring? Results from three birth cohorts in Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom

Nicola Spiers, Carol Jagger, Michael Clarke, Antony Arthur

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess whether there is an enduring gender difference in the ability of self-rated health to predict mortality and investigate whether self-reported physical health problems account for this difference.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	406-411
Number of pages	6
Journal	The Gerontologist
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/43.3.406
Publication status	Published - Jun 2003

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Female
Great Britain
Health Status
Humans
Male
Mortality
Predictive Value of Tests
Self Concept
Sex Factors
Survival Analysis

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