Multiple chronic conditions and life expectancy: a life table analysis

• Published in: Medical care Vol. 52; no. 8; p. 688
• Main Authors: DuGoff, Eva H, Canudas-Romo, Vladimir, Buttorff, Christine, Leff, Bruce, Anderson, Gerard F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2014
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Chronic Disease - mortality; Comorbidity; Fee-for-Service Plans - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Life Expectancy; Male; Medicare - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States

The number of people living with multiple chronic conditions is increasing, but we know little about the impact of multimorbidity on life expectancy. We analyze life expectancy in Medicare beneficiaries by number of chronic conditions. A retrospective cohort study using single-decrement period life...