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Life Expectancy and Causes of Premature Death by Subgroup for Community-Based Action in Marin County, California, 2017-2021.
Soriano, Jasmine; Prebil, Lee Ann; Hannah, Haylea; Mhatre, Pooja; Santora, Lisa; Willis, Matthew.
Afiliación
  • Soriano J; Epidemiology and Public Health, Marin County Department of Health & Human Services, San Rafael, USA.
  • Prebil LA; Epidemiology and Public Health, Marin County Department of Health & Human Services, San Rafael, USA.
  • Hannah H; Epidemiology and Public Health, Marin County Department of Health & Human Services, San Rafael, USA.
  • Mhatre P; Epidemiology and Public Health, Marin County Department of Health & Human Services, San Rafael, USA.
  • Santora L; Epidemiology and Public Health, Marin County Department of Health & Human Services, San Rafael, USA.
  • Willis M; Epidemiology and Public Health, Marin County Department of Health & Human Services, San Rafael, USA.
Cureus ; 15(12): e51300, 2023 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38288212
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

Marin is a medium-sized county in California's San Francisco Bay Area. Despite its historically higher-than-average life expectancy and socioeconomic level, known economic and health disparities by race, ethnicity, and geography became more visible during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Methods:

We calculated life expectancy, measured years of potential life lost (YPLLs), and described premature mortality for the five years of 2017-2021 by race, ethnicity, census tract, and resource level (as measured by Healthy Places Index [HPI]) to provide data on inequities to guide community-centered action to reduce premature mortality

Results:

Life expectancy for the county was 85.2 years. The non-Hispanic African American/Black population experienced the lowest life expectancy of 77.1 years, 11.6 years lower than the non-Hispanic Asian population which had the highest life expectancy (88.7 years). There was a 14.9-year difference in life expectancy between the census tracts with the lowest (77.1 years) and highest (92.0 years) estimates. We found a moderate, positive association between census tract resource level (HPI) and life expectancy (r=0.58, p<0.01). The leading causes of premature death were cancer, diseases of the circulatory system, and accidental overdoses, with variation by subgroup. 

Conclusion:

These data highlight health disparities that persist in Marin County and can inform data-driven public health strategies to narrow gaps in longevity between communities.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos