scholarly journals Exercise or sports in midlife and healthy life expectancy: an ecological study in all prefectures in Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takafumi Monma ◽  
Fumi Takeda ◽  
Haruko Noguchi ◽  
Hideto Takahashi ◽  
Taeko Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background With the increase of overall life expectancy in Japan, effective and beneficial lifestyle approaches and practices are crucial for individuals to have a long, productive and healthy life. Although previous studies suggest that exercise or sports, especially when performed with others, from midlife level have a positive impact on enhancing healthy life expectancy, there is paucity of information regarding these contexts and possible associations. The present study intends to clarify the relationship between engagement in exercise or sports among middle-aged persons and healthy life expectancy through an ecological study in all prefectures in Japan. Methods We tabulated (1) the ratios of middle-aged individuals engaged in exercise or sports and (2) the different methods by which they are engaged in exercise or sports for each prefecture by using data from the 2005–2010 Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. Weighted multiple linear regression analyses were performed by sex, using healthy life expectancy in 2010 of each prefecture calculated by Hashimoto (2013) as a criterion variable; indices of (1) and (2) of each year as explanatory variables; and age, living conditions, employment, and chronic diseases as adjusted variables. Results For middle-aged males, the ratio of those engaged in exercise or sports in each year from 2005 to 2010 was positively correlated with healthy life expectancy; this relationship was found in the ratio of middle-aged engaging in exercise or sports “with families or friends”. For females, such a relationship could only be found in the ratio of middle-aged females engaged in exercise or sports in 2008, and those engaging in exercise or sports “with families or friends” in 2006, 2008 and 2010. Conclusion Prefectures with a higher ratio of middle-aged individuals engaging in exercise or sports, especially when done with families or friends, have longer healthy life expectancies. This was particularly evident for males. Thus, exercise or sports with families or friends in midlife seems to be more effective in promoting healthy life expectancy for males than females in Japan.

scholarly journals Comparing the differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy, effects of mortality, and proportions of unhealthy people according to prefectures in Japan: An Ecological study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUYA TAIRA ◽  
Soshiro Ogata ◽  
Kei Kamide
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Open Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Expectancy Effects ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Disability Free Life Expectancy ◽  
Significant Regression ◽  
Using Data

Abstract Objective: An Ecological study using open data collected, compiled, and published in government statistics in Japan was conducted. The study aimed to verify the differences in these three measures of healthy life expectancy (HLE), namely disability-free life expectancy without activity limitation (DFLE-AL), life expectancy with self-perceived health (LE-SH), and disability-free life expectancy without care need (DFLE-CN), in relation to appropriate policymaking.Results: Using data from 47 prefectures in 2010, 2013, and 2016, the three types of HLE were extended over time. There were strong correlations between DFLE-AL and LE-SH (r = 0.69–0.83) as well as LE and DFLE-CN (r = 0.75–0.98) in both sexes. However, the other correlations were either weak or not significant. Regression analysis examining the association between the aging rate, mortality, the proportion of unhealthy people, and three types of HLE showed that the “subjective unhealthy rate” was significant (the standardized partial regression coefficients = -0.56– -0.34) in models with DFLE-AL and LE-SH as dependent variables. Therefore, DFLE-CN was suggested to be a different indicator from the other two HLEs. The “subjective unhealthy rate” had a significant influence on the prefectural DFLE-AL and LE-SH.

scholarly journals Comparing the differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy, effects of mortality, and proportions of unhealthy people according to prefectures in Japan: An Ecological study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUYA TAIRA ◽  
Soshiro Ogata ◽  
Kei Kamide
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Open Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Expectancy Effects ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Disability Free Life Expectancy ◽  
Significant Regression ◽  
Using Data

Abstract Objective Ecological study using open data collected, compiled, and published in government statistics in Japan was conducted. The study aimed to verify the differences in these three measures of healthy life expectancy (HLE), namely disability-free life expectancy without activity limitation (DFLE-AL), life expectancy with self-perceived health (LE-SH), and disability-free life expectancy without care need (DFLE-CN), in relation to appropriate policymaking. Results Using data from 47 prefectures in 2010, 2013, and 2016, the three types of HLE were extended over time. There were strong correlations between DFLE-AL and LE-SH (r = 0.69–0.83) as well as LE and DFLE-CN (r = 0.75–0.98) in both sexes. However, the other correlations were either weak or not significant. Regression analysis examining the association between the aging rate, mortality, the proportion of unhealthy people and three types of HLE showed that the “subjective unhealthy rate” was significant (the standardized partial regression coefficients = -0.56– -0.34) in models with DFLE-AL and LE-SH as dependent variables. Therefore, DFLE-CN was suggested to be a different indicator from the other two HLEs. The “subjective unhealthy rate” had a significant influence on the prefectural DFLE-AL and LE-SH.

scholarly journals 213Traditional Japanese Diet Score and healthy life expectancy - a longitudinal global study

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoko Imai ◽  
Ayako Sezaki ◽  
Keiko Miyamoto ◽  
Chisato Abe ◽  
Fumiya Kawase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Mixed Effect ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Global Database ◽  
Food Components ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Diet Score ◽  
Japanese Diet

Abstract Background Traditional Japanese diets are considered to be health and longevity. We created a Traditional Japanese Diet Score (TJDS) and investigated the relationship between the TJDS and healthy life expectancy (HALE) longitudinally using global database. Methods Average food (g/day/capita) and energy supply (kcal/day/capita) by countries were identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistics Division database. The sum of characterizing traditional Japanese foods supply (beneficial food components in Japanese diet; rice, fish, soybeans, vegetables, eggs, seaweeds, food components not use so much in Japanese diet; wheat, milk, and red meat) were divided as tertile (beneficial food components;-1, 0, 1, not use so much food components; 1, 0, -1). HALE values by country were derived from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 database. The longitudinal effects of TJDS on the rate of change in HALE from 1990 to 2013 were evaluated using a generalized mixed-effect model (GLMM), which takes into account the dependence of repeated observations within countries. The interaction between TJDS and survey year was applied to access the effects on HALE. This study covered 137 countries with populations of 1 million or greater. Results Longitudinal analysis controlled for covariates showed that smooth term of the interaction between TJDS and survey year was significant (p < 0.001). The TJDS was negative associated with HALE in 1990, and in 1991, but positive associated after 2002. Conclusions The relationship between the TJDS as a healthy eating style and HALE is getting stronger since the 21st century. Key messages Well-balanced eating habits of traditional Japanese diets is supports healthy life expectancy.

Address by the President of the Faculty of Actuaries. Respecting the Past, Creating the Future

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-40
Author(s):  
John Stewart Russell Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
150Th Anniversary ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTThis Presidential Address is delivered towards the end of the 150th anniversary year of the Faculty of Actuaries, and is timed to coincide with the International Actuarial Association and Groupe Consultatif holding meetings in Edinburgh. It deals with the growing globalisation of the Profession, reviews the key developments arising out of the Morris Review and the implications of current changes. It then moves on to examine communication and the role the Profession can play with the media. A comparison between actuarial practice in life and pensions follows, with suggestions for a closer alignment between pension expectation and pension reality. Comment is made about the prospects for healthy life expectancy. Finally, the relationship between the Faculty and the Institute of Actuaries is debated, and a consultation with Faculty members is launched.

scholarly journals Comparing the differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy among prefectures in Japan.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUYA TAIRA ◽  
Soshiro Ogata ◽  
Kei Kamide
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Open Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Disability Free Life Expectancy ◽  
Government Statistics

Abstract Objective: An ecological study using secondary open data from Japanese government statistics was conducted. The study aimed to verify differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy (HLE); namely, disability-free life expectancy without activity limitation (DFLE-AL), life expectancy with self-perceived health (LE-SH), and disability-free life expectancy without care need (DFLE-CN).Results: Each HLE from 47 prefectures in 2010, 2013, and 2016 was extended over time. There were strong Cronbach’s coefficient alpha (α) between DFLE-AL and LE-SH (Minimum α; 0.80, Maximum α;0.90) as well as between LE and DFLE-CN (Minimum α; 0.92, Maximum α; 0.99) in both sexes in every data year. However, the other pairs had weaker associations. In regression analysis with each HLE as a dependent variable and aging rate, mortality, the proportion of unhealthy people as independent variables, the subjective unhealthy rate had significant standardized partial regression coefficients (β) in models with DFLE-AL and LE-SH as dependent variables (Minimum β; -0.56, Maximum β; -0.34). Therefore, DFLE-CN tended to differ from the other HLEs. The subjective unhealthy rate had a significant influence on DFLE-AL and LE-SH.

scholarly journals Gender difference in trends in healthy life expectancy in 2005-2012 for adults aged 50 years and older in South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Witness Chirinda ◽  
Yasuhiko Saito ◽  
Danan Gu ◽  
Nompumelelo Zungu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Older People ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Fiscal Planning ◽  
Using Data

Data characterizing older people’s life expectancy by good or poor health isimportant for policy and fiscal planning. This study aims to examine trends and investigategender differences in healthy life expectancy (HLE) for older people in South Africa for theperiod 2005–2012. Using data from three repeated cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2005,2008, and 2012, we applied a self-rated health measure to estimating HLE. The Sullivanmethod was used in the calculations. We found that unhealthy life expectancy decreased overthe period, while HLE and the proportion of life spent in good health increased more thantotal life expectancy in the same period. Gender disparities were evident: Women had higherlife expectancy than men, yet they spent a greater proportion of their lifetime in poor health.We concluded that HLE of older people in South Africa has improved over the period underinvestigation.

scholarly journals Geographical socioeconomic inequalities in healthy life expectancy in Japan, 2010-2014: An ecological study.

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 100204
Author(s):  
Aoi Kataoka ◽  
Keisuke Fukui ◽  
Tomoharu Sato ◽  
Hiroyuki Kikuchi ◽  
Shigeru Inoue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Healthy Life

scholarly journals Comparing the differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy among prefectures in Japan.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUYA TAIRA ◽  
Soshiro Ogata ◽  
Kei Kamide
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Open Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Disability Free Life Expectancy ◽  
Government Statistics

Abstract Objective: An ecological study using secondary open data from Japanese government statistics was conducted. The study aimed to verify differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy (HLE); namely, disability-free life expectancy without activity limitation (DFLE-AL), life expectancy with self-perceived health (LE-SH), and disability-free life expectancy without care need (DFLE-CN).Results: Each HLE from 47 prefectures in 2010, 2013, and 2016 was extended over time. There were strong Cronbach’s coefficient alpha (α) between DFLE-AL and LE-SH (Minimum α; 0.80, Maximum α;0.90) as well as between LE and DFLE-CN (Minimum α; 0.92, Maximum α; 0.99) in both sexes in every data year. However, the other pairs had weaker associations. In regression analysis with each HLE as a dependent variable and aging rate, mortality, the proportion of unhealthy people as independent variables, the subjective unhealthy rate had significant standardized partial regression coefficients (β) in models with DFLE-AL and LE-SH as dependent variables (Minimum β; -0.56, Maximum β; -0.34). Therefore, DFLE-CN tended to differ from the other HLEs. The subjective unhealthy rate had a significant influence on DFLE-AL and LE-SH.

scholarly journals Comparing the differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy among prefectures in Japan.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUYA TAIRA ◽  
Soshiro Ogata ◽  
Kei Kamide
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Open Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Disability Free Life Expectancy ◽  
Government Statistics

Abstract Objective: An ecological study using secondary open data from Japanese government statistics was conducted. The study aimed to verify differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy (HLE); namely, disability-free life expectancy without activity limitation (DFLE-AL), life expectancy with self-perceived health (LE-SH), and disability-free life expectancy without care need (DFLE-CN).Results: Each HLE from 47 prefectures in 2010, 2013, and 2016 was extended over time. There were strong Cronbach’s coefficient alpha (α) between DFLE-AL and LE-SH (Minimum α; 0.80, Maximum α;0.90) as well as between LE and DFLE-CN (Minimum α; 0.92, Maximum α; 0.99) in both sexes in every data year. However, the other pairs had weaker associations. In regression analysis with each HLE as a dependent variable and aging rate, mortality, the proportion of unhealthy people as independent variables, the subjective unhealthy rate had significant standardized partial regression coefficients (β) in models with DFLE-AL and LE-SH as dependent variables (Minimum β; -0.56, Maximum β; -0.34). Therefore, DFLE-CN tended to differ from the other HLEs. The subjective unhealthy rate had a significant influence on DFLE-AL and LE-SH.

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