Ruoyi Zhang, Wei Xu, Siyuan Yang, Dehua Hu, Li Bai, Rumei Xiang, Xiaowei Zhao, Yuxian Nie, Qiu-Ling Shi
Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infection, Associated Risk Factors, and Relationship With Cervical Precancerous Lesions in Perimenopausal and Older Women in an Area With High Cervical Cancer Incidence in China
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despite hong kongs world leading longevity little known associated disability burden social patterning hence study assessed genderspecific secular trends arealevel inequalities life expectancy le disabilityfree life expectancy dfle age 65 hong kong population structure death records disability data 2007 2013 2020 retrieved census statistics department estimate le dfle using sullivan method districtbased sociodemographic indicators used compare le dfle across 18 districts hong kong 2013 2007 2020 le age 65 increased 37 years 183 220 men 21 years 227 248 women contrast dfle increased slowly 18 years 146 163 men 01 year 164 165 women leading substantial increase proportion life spent disability results multiple linear regression using districtbased data 2013 showed similar extent associations education le dfle mean year difference 081 95 ci 014 148 068 010 127 respectively per 10 increase average education level female gender strongly associated le 444 356 531 dfle 200 118 282 expansion disability burden malefemale healthsurvival paradox hold true hong kong unlike western countries stronger socioeconomic patterning dfle extent arealevel socioeconomic inequalities le dfle appears comparable hong kong health medical research fund ref 19202031 health bureau hong kong