J 2019

Male mortality rates mirror mortality rates of older females

LENÁRT, Peter, Daniela KURUCZOVÁ, Peter K. JOSHI and Julie DOBROVOLNÁ

Basic information

Original name

Male mortality rates mirror mortality rates of older females

Authors

LENÁRT, Peter (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Daniela KURUCZOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Peter K. JOSHI (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Julie DOBROVOLNÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Scientific reports, LONDON, NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2019, 2045-2322

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10700 1.7 Other natural sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.998

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00110818

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000476713900053

Keywords in English

LIFE EXPECTANCY; SEX-DIFFERENCES; WOMEN; MEN; LONGER; MODEL

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 24/3/2020 14:29, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Abstract

V originále

Women on average live longer than men, which seems to suggest that women also age slower than men. However, the potential difference in the pace of aging between the sexes is a relatively controversial topic, and both positions, i.e. "men age faster" and "men and women age at the same pace", have found some support. We therefore employ parametric models previously established in model organisms as well as two nonparametric approaches to compare the pace of aging between the sexes using freely available mortality data from 13 high-income countries. Our results support the hypothesis that men age faster than women while also suggesting that the difference is small and that from a practical standpoint male mortality rates behave similarly to the mortality rates of women approximately eight years their senior.

Links

EF15_003/0000469, research and development project
Name: Cetocoen Plus
EF16_013/0001761, research and development project
Name: RECETOX RI
LM2015051, research and development project
Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR