Male mortality rates mirror mortality rates of older females

LENÁRT, Peter, Daniela KURUCZOVÁ, Peter K. JOSHI and Julie DOBROVOLNÁ. Male mortality rates mirror mortality rates of older females. Scientific reports. LONDON: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2019, vol. 9, July, p. 1-9. ISSN 2045-2322. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47111-w.

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

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10700 1.7 Other natural sciences
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: Full Text
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 3.998
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/19:00110818
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47111-w
• UT WoS: 000476713900053
• Keywords in English: LIFE EXPECTANCY; SEX-DIFFERENCES; WOMEN; MEN; LONGER; MODEL
• Tags: 14110518, podil, rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

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