The use of Age at Death in Field Epidemiology: Review of Data from the Seven Countries Study

Paolo Emilio Puddu MD, PhD; Alessandro Menotti

doi:10.34257/GJMRK258572

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Paolo Emilio Puddu MD, PhD
Alessandro Menotti

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Age at death, determinants, field epidemiology, Seven Countries Study.

Abstract

Age at death (AD) is an old demographic metric recently re-evaluated. In field epidemiology it has been never used because in this case the study population must be extinct or nearly extinct. The research group of the Seven Countries Study of Cardiovascular Diseases was able to reach a follow-up that in most cases corresponds to the extinction of cohorts allowing to study the problem of AD. A review of published material, with focus on 7 selected detailed examples, describes and comments findings dealing with determinants of AD at individual levels, comparison of AD across different causes of death, ecological comparison across different cohorts and possible determinants of differences.

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The use of Age at Death in Field Epidemiology: Review of Data from the Seven Countries Study. (2026). Global Journal of Medical Research, 26(K2), 6-12. https://doi.org/10.34257/GJMRK258572

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Author Biographies

Paolo Emilio Puddu MD, PhD

Paolo Emilio Puddu is a researcher affiliated with Normandie Université, UNICAEN. He is credited with conception, design, work analysis, interpretation of data, draft of the manuscript, and final approval.

Alessandro Menotti

Alessandro Menotti is a researcher affiliated with Association for Cardiac Research. He is credited with conception, design, work analysis, interpretation of data, draft of the manuscript, and final approval.

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