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Fig. 3 | Population Health Metrics

Fig. 3

From: An objective metric of individual health and aging for population surveys

Fig. 3

Relationships between health metrics and aging correlates in the WHAS dataset. Estimations (points) together with 95% confidence intervals (CIs; segments) are plotted for mortality, the number of frailty criteria, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes, and the number of comorbidities (see text for details). Results are based on regression models adjusting for: (1) age (solid lines); (2) age as well as physical and cognitive functions (dashed lines); or (3) age and socioeconomic status (dotted lines). For ease of comparison, each metric was standardized, i.e. divided by its standard deviation. Different colors refer to different health metrics and estimates are indicated on the right. Significant results are plotted in bold, with asterisks indicating the significance level (***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05). Abbreviations: AL, allostatic load; DM9, 9-set dysregulation score (DM); DM17, 17-set DM; DM31, 31-set DM; SAH, self-assessed health

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