Frailty-free life expectancy and its association with socio-economic characteristics: an analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing cohort study
Large inequalities in frailty-free and frail life expectancies exist across socio-economic groups, with wealth and area deprivation the most important socio-economic determinants. Narrowing these inequalities may extend frailty-free life expectancies more for women than men, suggesting strategies to reduce disparities should consider both socio-economic factors and gender. Care policies should account for the geographical clustering of socio-economically disadvantaged populations. Reducing socio-economic inequalities could increase frailty-free life expectancies and reduce health and social care costs.
Authors
- Terence W O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-4677)
- Andrew Kingston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4211-7007)
- Asri Maharani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5931-8692)
- David R. Sinclair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3468-7475)
- Fiona E. Matthews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1728-2388)
Institutions
- University of Hull (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04112-z
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.67
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- National Institutes of Health