Study reports on American life healthier, richer and more

By 2030, it is estimated 71.5 million people 65 years and more - almost 20 percent of the population according to the report, older Americans 2008: key indicators of well-being.

The report examines five large areas of well-being: economy, health, health risks and behaviours and health care.

General health, key indicators such as smoking rates, flu and pneumonia vaccination and screening for breast cancer have improved but have matched in recent years.

As for chronic conditions:

Women reported higher levels of arthritis compared to men.Men reported higher cancer and heart disease.Heart disease brings higher risk for conditions such as: high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD)) .Afro Americans of high blood pressure and diabetes higher-level compared higher levels of diabetes as non Hispanic whites.The whites.Hispanics reported number of people 65 years or older, the suffrage square of obesity increased 2000-2006 services from 22 percent in the 1988-1994 to 31 per cent during same time there was no significant change in the number of older people engaging in physical activity. In fact, most days reported spend your time watching TV Americans 65 and older half. These longer read but spent 75 and older, and relax and think 55 to 64 years of age compared with people.?

Also according to the report:

As people age, spent less time friends visit or attending social functions.Socializing fell from 13% of those 55 to 64 to 10 percent were 75 or older.This is important because the recent studies have shown that socialization is an important factor in the prevention of age-related cognitive decline and dementia, including Alzheimer's disease) depression.Older people called the ability to receive, process and understand health information or services - health literacy - declined with age.39 Percent of those 75 and older had literacy basic health below, compared to 23 percent of people ages 65 to 74, and 13 percent of those 50 until 64.Dies can also partly due to age related decline in cognitive function.Time issued sports, exercise, rest, dedicated and travel with age.Escalating rejected older Americans health costs for prescription drugs affected: from 1992 to 2004 costs increased by $ on energy transport applications $Jahrs.Im year 2004 prescription drugs made up 61 percent of health financing health costs for older Americans, the report found.Despite these rising costs, many older Americans are more economically secure.From 1974 to 2006 number of older Americans living below the poverty line from 15 percent to 9 percent declined over, the number of older Americans include with higher income older Menschen.Der rose disparities at financial security Foir from 18 percent to 29 percent.Racial net value under white 65 and older is six times the older African Americans.

Healthier older abroad

Although increasing life expectancy for Americans for those 65 years of age, it is also lower than in countries such as Canada, Sweden Japan.Beispielsweise life Japanese women 3.2 years longer than women in the USA.Unter people the difference 1.2 years according to the report is 65 years of age.

Reference

The report was prepared by the Federal Interagency Forum on aging-related statistics, prepared, responsible for collecting data on aging 15 agencies represents.

Source: International Council on active aging, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; March 2008 report, older Americans 2008: key indicators of well-being, Federal Interagency Forum on aging related statistics

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