A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe 2018
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72356-3_5
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Sex Differences in Health and Survival

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“…Moreover, there is no consistent evidence that men and women form assessments of their health in different ways 27 . Higher disability prevalence in women was also found in several performance-based measures 28 , 29 . Second, in contrast to the causes of death, which are obtained from the death certificate, the causes of disability in our study were based on a statistical attribution of disability to diseases based on cross-sectional survey data.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 58%
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“…Moreover, there is no consistent evidence that men and women form assessments of their health in different ways 27 . Higher disability prevalence in women was also found in several performance-based measures 28 , 29 . Second, in contrast to the causes of death, which are obtained from the death certificate, the causes of disability in our study were based on a statistical attribution of disability to diseases based on cross-sectional survey data.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 58%
“…Women experience lower mortality, even after the advent of ill-health, 35 and explanations for this include biological (hormonal and genetic), behavioral and social differences 25 , 29 , 36 . It is plausible that the same factors explain both lower mortality and lower disability from cardiovascular diseases (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, it is well known that even though women live longer than men, women generally report worse health (e.g. in relation to self-reported health, mental health, sleeping problems, pain and discomfort) than men [43–45]. This contrast is known as the male-female health survival paradox.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other than differences in biological endowments – including hormonal and genetic factors – the prevailing explanations in the literature for gender differences in health and survival refer to gender gaps in lifestyle behaviors and to the social profiles of men and women (see Oksuzyan, Gumà, and Doblhammer (2018) for a review). Of the factors associated with lifestyle behaviors, tobacco and alcohol consumption are most frequently cited in explanations of gender differences in health and mortality.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%