A systematic literature review of studies analyzing the effect of sex, age, education, marital status, obesity, and smoking on health transitions

Gabriele Doblhammer, Rasmus Hoffmann, Elena Muth, Christina Westphal and Anne Kruse
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Gabriele Doblhammer: Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforschung des Demografischen Wandels
Rasmus Hoffmann: Universität Bamberg
Elena Muth: Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforschung des Demografischen Wandels
Christina Westphal: Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforschung des Demografischen Wandels
Anne Kruse: Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforschung des Demografischen Wandels

Demographic Research, 2009, vol. 20, issue 5, 37-64

Abstract: Sex, age, education, marital status, obesity, and smoking have been found to affect health transitions between non-disabled, disabled, and death. Our aim is to review the research literature on this topic and provide structured information, first on the availability of results for each risk factor and transition, and then on detailed study characteristics and disability measures. We use expert recommendations and the electronic databases Medline, PsycINFO, and SOCA. The search is confined to the years 1985-2005, and produced a total of 7,778 articles. Sixty-three articles met the selection criteria regarding study population, longitudinal design, risk factors, transition, and outcome measures.

Keywords: mortality; gender; health; sex; smoking; transition; obesity; systematic review; review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.5

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