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The socio-economic status gradient in median lifespan by birth cohorts: Evidence from Dutch Olympic athletes born between 1852 and 1947
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS One, 14(12). Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 12, p e0226269 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2019.
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Abstract
- This paper quantifies the socio-economic status (SES) gradient in median lifespan for three birth cohort groups. For this, mortality models were estimated using unique data on the SES of Dutch Olympic athletes born between 1852 and 1947, and who were followed until their death (or December 2018). The empirical findings show that for the older birth cohorts (1852-1899) there were no significant differences in median lifespan between SES groups. For the middle cohorts (1900-1919), the low SES athletes had a significantly lower median lifespan of five years less compared to medium SES athletes and the median lifespans of high and medium SES athletes did not differ significantly. For the younger cohorts (1920- 1947), large and statistically significant differences were found between the three SES groups: Low SES athletes had a median lifespan of about six years lower than medium SES athletes, while high SES athletes had an almost five years higher median lifespan compared to medium SES athletes. These new findings, which can be reconciled with the existing literature, suggest a strong steepening of the population SES-lifespan gradient over time in the Netherlands.
- Subjects :
- Social Sciences
Biochemistry
Geographical locations
Cohort Studies
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine
Psychology
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
Netherlands
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
biology
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
030503 health policy & services
Mortality rate
Sports Science
Socioeconomic Aspects of Health
Europe
Professions
Research Design
population characteristics
0305 other medical science
Birth cohort
Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health
Cohort study
Research Article
Sports
Death Rates
Science
Population
Longevity
B Journal
Social class
Research and Analysis Methods
03 medical and health sciences
Life Expectancy
Population Metrics
Humans
European Union
education
General
Socioeconomic status
Behavior
Population Biology
Athletes
business.industry
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Biology and Life Sciences
social sciences
biology.organism_classification
Health Care
Social Class
Life expectancy
Recreation
Population Groupings
People and places
business
Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5ccb0be1e55f04adfcc8a7638ade94f9