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. 2016 Mar 17;71(9):1171–1176. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw028

Table 3.

Status-Based Estimates of Expectation of Life Pain-Free and With Pain by Selected Ages and Sex, With 95% CIs in Parentheses

Life Expected
Sex Age Pain-Free Milder Pain Severe Pain Total
Baseline State: Pain-Free
Males 55 18.5 (18.2–18.8) 2.6 (2.5–2.7) 3.8 (3.7–3.9) 24.9 (24.6–25.3)
65 12.8 (12.6–13.1) 1.7 (1.6–1.8) 2.4 (2.3–2.5) 17.0 (16.7–17.7)
75 8.1 (7.9–8.3) 0.9 (0.9–1.0) 1.4 (1.3–1.4) 10.4 (10.2–10.6)
85 4.6 (4.5–4.8) 0.4 (0.4–0.5) 0.7 (0.6–0.7) 5.7 (5.6–5.9)
Females 55 18.8 (18.5–19.1) 2.9 (2.8–3.0) 6.0 (5.8–6.2) 27.6 (27.3–28.0)
65 13.5 (13.2–13.7) 1.9 (1.9–2.0) 4.0 (3.9–4.1) 19.4 (19.1–19.6)
75 8.8 (8.7–9.0) 1.1 (1.9–1.2) 2.4 (2.3–2.5) 12.3 (12.1–12.6)
85 5.3 (5.1–5.4) 0.6 (0.5–0.6) 1.2 (1.1–1.3) 7.0 (6.9–7.2)
Baseline State: Milder
Males 55 15.8 (15.5–16.1) 4.2 (4.1–4.4) 4.6 (4.4–4.8) 24.6 (24.3–25.0)
65 10.4 (10.1–10.6) 3.2 (3.1–3.3) 3.1 (3.0–3.2) 16.7 (16.4–17.0)
75 6.0 (5.8–5.8) 2.4 (2.3–2.4) 1.9 (1.8–2.0) 10.2 (9.9–10.4)
85 2.8 (2.7–3.1) 1.7 (1.7–1.8) 1.0 (0.9–1.1) 5.6 (5.4–5.9)
Females 55 16.1 (15.8–16.4) 4.4 (4.3–4.5) 6.9 (6.7–7.1) 27.4 (27.1–27.8)
65 11.0 (10.8–11.3) 3.4 (3.3–3.5) 4.7 (4.6–4.9) 19.1 (18.9–19.4)
75 6.7 (6.5–6.9) 2.5 (2.4–2.6) 2.9 (2.8–3.1) 12.2 (11.9–12.4)
85 3.5 (3.3–3.7) 1.9 (1.8–1.9) 1.6 (1.5–1.7) 7.0 (6.7–7.2)
Baseline State: Severe
Males 55 14.0 (13.6–14.2) 2.7 (2.6–2.8) 6.9 (6.7–7.1) 23.6 (23.2–24.0)
65 8.7 (8.5–9.0) 1.8 (1.7–1.8) 5.0 (4.9–5.2) 15.5 (15.2–15.8)
75 4.7 (4.5–4.9) 1.0 (1.0–1.1) 3.5 (3.4–3.6) 9.2 (8.9–9.4)
85 2.1 (2.0–2.2) 0.5 (0.5–0.6) 2.4 (2.3–2.5) 5.0 (4.8–5.2)
Females 55 14.3 (14.0–14.6) 2.9 (2.8–3.0) 9.5 (9.3–9.7) 26.7 (26.3–27.1)
65 9.4 (9.2–9.7) 1.9 (1.9–2.0) 6.9 (6.7–7.1) 18.3 (18.0–18.6)
75 5.4 (5.2–5.6) 1.2 (1.1–1.2) 4.7 (4.6–4.9) 11.3 (11.1–11.6)
85 2.7 (2.5–2.8) 0.6 (0.6–0.7) 3.1 (3.0–3.2) 6.4 (6.2–6.6)