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Table 2 Life expectancy at ages 65 and 85 by access to healthcare and sex, CLHLS 2002–2014

From: Adequate access to healthcare and added life expectancy among older adults in China

 

Women

Men

Life expectancy at age 65 (years) a

17.42

15.46

Life expectancy at age 85 (years) a

5.73

4.75

Model I

Age 65

Inadequate access to care (I) (years)

15.43 (14.22–16.68)

13.15(12.04–14.32)

Adequate access to care (A) (years)

17.55 (16.26–18.87)

15.61 (14.39–16.87)

Difference in LE (A-I) (years)

2.12 (0.83–3.44)

2.46 (1.24–3.72)

% of difference (A-I)/I

13.74 (5.38–22.29)

18.71 (9.43–28.29)

Age 85

Inadequate access to care (I) (years)

4.75 (4.18–5.37)

3.71 (3.24–4.23)

Adequate access to care (A) (years)

5.82 (5.16–6.53)

4.83 (4.36–5.46)

Difference in LE (A-I) (years)

1.07 (0.41–1.78)

1.12 (0.65–1.75)

% of difference (A-I)/I

22.53 (8.63–37.47)

30.19 (17.52–47.17)

Model II

Age 65

Inadequate access to care (I) (years)

16.19 (14.92–17.52)

13.06 (11.92–14.25)

Adequate access to care (A) (years)

18.28 (16.93–19.67)

15.39 (14.35–16.68)

Difference in LE (A-I) (years)

2.09 (0.74–3.48)

2.33 (1.29–3.62)

% of difference (A-I)/I

12.91 (4.57–31.49)

17.84 (9.88–27,72)

Age 85

Inadequate access to care (I) (years)

5.39 (4.76–6.08)

3.90 (3.41–4.44)

Adequate access to care (A) (years)

6.49 (5.77–7.28)

4.99 (4.40–5.64)

Difference in LE (A-I) (years)

1.10 (0.38–1.89)

1.09 (0.50–1.74)

% of difference (A-I)/I

20.41 (7.05–35.06)

27.95 (12.82–44.62)

Model III

Age 65

Inadequate access to care (I) (years)

18.95 (17.38–20.59)

14.24 (12.91–15.66)

Adequate access to care (A) (years)

20.01 (18.39–21.69)

15.68 (14.27–17.17)

Difference in LE (A-I) (years)

1.06 (−0.56–2.74)

1.44 (0.03–2.93)

% of difference (A-I)/I

5.59 (−2.96–14.46)

10.11 (0.21–20.58)

Age 85

Inadequate access to care (I) (years)

8.07 (7.16–9.07)

5.45 (4.77–6.20)

Adequate access to care (A) (years)

8.71 (7.74–9.76)

6.22 (5.47–7.04)

Difference in LE (A-I) (years)

0.64 (−0.33–1.69)

0.77 (0.02–1.59)

% of difference (A-I)/I

7.93 (−4.09–20.94)

14.13 (0.37–29.17)

  1. a Life expectancy was estimated from models that included age, sex, and urban-rural residence only
  2. Model I included whether a respondent could get adequate access to medical care, adjusting for age, sex, and urban-rural residence. Model II added socioeconomic variables and year of survey to Model I. Model III included all study variables in Table 1. Numbers in the parentheses are 95% CIs