The epigenetic clock as a predictor of disease and mortality risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PD Fransquet, J Wrigglesworth, RL Woods, ME Ernst… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Ageing is one of the principal risk factors for many chronic diseases. However,
there is considerable between-person variation in the rate of ageing and individual …

Declining life expectancy in the United States: missing the trees for the forest

S Harper, CA Riddell, NB King - Annual review of public health, 2021 - annualreviews.org
In recent years, life expectancy in the United States has stagnated, followed by three
consecutive years of decline. The decline is small in absolute terms but is unprecedented …

Global, regional, and national lifetime risks of develo** and dying from gastrointestinal cancers in 185 countries: a population-based systematic analysis of …

S Wang, R Zheng, J Li, H Zeng, L Li, R Chen… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Gastrointestinal cancers account for a quarter of the global cancer incidence
and a third of cancer-related deaths. We sought to estimate the lifetime risks of develo** …

[HTML][HTML] Life expectancy changes since COVID-19

J Schöley, JM Aburto, I Kashnitsky, MS Kniffka… - Nature human …, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented rise in mortality that translated into life
expectancy losses around the world, with only a few exceptions. We estimate life expectancy …

Quantifying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through life-expectancy losses: a population-level study of 29 countries

JM Aburto, J Schöley, I Kashnitsky… - International journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Variations in the age patterns and magnitudes of excess deaths, as well as
differences in population sizes and age structures, make cross-national comparisons of the …

Reductions in 2020 US life expectancy due to COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact on the Black and Latino populations

T Andrasfay, N Goldman - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2021 - pnas.org
COVID-19 has resulted in a staggering death toll in the United States: over 215,000 by mid-
October 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black and …

If the world fails to protect the economy, COVID-19 will damage health not just now but also in the future

M McKee, D Stuckler - Nature Medicine, 2020 - nature.com
If the world fails to protect the economy, COVID-19 will damage health not just now but also
in the future | Nature Medicine Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature.com. You …

Cardiovascular health and life expectancy among adults in the United States

H Ma, X Wang, Q Xue, X Li, Z Liang, Y Heianza… - Circulation, 2023 - ahajournals.org
Background: Cardiovascular disease may be the main reason for stagnant growth in life
expectancy in the United States since 2010. The American Heart Association recently …

Life expectancy and mortality rates in the United States, 1959-2017

SH Woolf, H Schoomaker - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance US life expectancy has not kept pace with that of other wealthy countries and is
now decreasing. Objective To examine vital statistics and review the history of changes in …

Effect of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020 on life expectancy across populations in the USA and other high income countries: simulations of provisional mortality data

SH Woolf, RK Masters, LY Aron - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To estimate changes in life expectancy in 2010-18 and during the covid-19
pandemic in 2020 across population groups in the United States and to compare outcomes …