Gains in mean life-years from older-age prevalence reduction among the prevalent and incidence reduction among the incident

The Returns to Preventing Chronic Disease in Europe and the United States

Using the Future Elderly Model, we simulate longevity and disability over the remaining lifetime for cohorts of older Europeans and Americans. We see that investment in both treatment and prevention for chronic conditions couls lead to major gains in Life Expectancy

March 2022 · Jeffrey C. Yu, Bryan Tysinger, Andrea Piano Mortari, Federico Belotti, Martha Ryan, Vincenzo Atella, Dana Goldman
Population with 1 or more chronic condition

The future of the elderly population health status: Filling a knowledge gap

We find that the prevalence of main chronic conditions in Europe is catching‐up with the United States and significant heterogeneity in the evolution of gender and educational gradients

November 2021 · Vincenzo Atella, Federico Belotti, Dana Goldman, Tadeja Gracner, Andrea Piano Mortari, Bryan Tysinger

Longitools

Exposures to the environment such as air and noise pollution and social situation react with genetic factors. With an ‘exposome’ approach we study and measure how exposure to these environmental factors contribute to the risk of developing diseases through a person’s life.

January 2020 · Andrea Piano Mortari