Population Attributable Fractions for Modifiable Factors of Longevity and Healthy Longevity Among the Late-Elderly Aged 75 Years or Older - China, 1998-2018

China CDC Wkly. 2023 Jan 13;5(2):25-30. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2023.005.

Abstract

What is already known about this topic?: Limited evidence on healthy longevity was provided in the world, and no studies investigated the fractions of healthy longevity attributed to modifiable factors.

What is added by this report?: Incidences of longevity and healthy longevity in China are provided. It reveals that the total weighted population attributable fractions for lifestyles and all modifiable factors were 32.8% and 83.7% for longevity, respectively, and 30.4% and 73.4% for healthy longevity, respectively.

What are the implications for public health practice?: China has a high potential for longevity and healthy longevity. Strategies may be targeted at education and residence in early life as well as healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, and functional optimization in late life.

Keywords: Healthy longevity; Late-elderly; Population attributable fraction.