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. 2019 May 22;74(12):1944–1951. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz133

Table 2.

Years of Total, Active, and Disabled Life Expectancy at Age 70, and Percent of Remaining Life Disabled at Age 70: the Health and Retirement Study 1993–1998 and 2010–2014

1993–1998 2010–2014
Total Active Disabled Disabled, % Total Active Disabled Disabled, %
Male
 BMI < 30 12.7 10.0 2.7 21.3 14.5* 11.6* 2.9 20.0
(12.2–13.2) (9.5–10.4) (2.5–3.0) (13.9–15.0) (11.1–12.1) (2.6–3.1)
 30 ≤ BMI < 35 13.7 9.1 4.5 32.8 15.3 11.2* 4.1 26.8
(12.4–14.9) (8.2–10.0) (3.7–5.3) (14.2–16.4) (10.4–12.1) (3.4–4.7)
 BMI ≥ 35 9.4 5.8 3.6 38.3 13.0* 8.5* 4.5 34.6
(7.8–11.0) (4.6–7.1) (2.5–4.6) (11.6–14.4) (7.4–9.6) (3.6–5.4)
Female
 BMI < 30 15.5 10.7 4.8 31.0 17.9* 13.3* 4.6 25.7
(15.0–16.0) (10.3–11.1) (4.5–5.2) (17.3–18.5) (12.7–13.8) (4.3–5.0)
 30 ≤ BMI < 35 17.0 9.4 7.6 44.7 19.1 12.5* 6.6 34.6
(15.6–18.4) (8.5–10.3) (6.4–8.7) (17.8–20.3) (11.6–13.4) (5.6–7.5)
 BMI ≥ 35 12.4 6.3 6.2 50.0 16.5* 9.5* 7.0 42.4
(10.6–14.3) (5.0–7.6) (4.6–7.7) (14.9–18.1) (8.3–10.6) (5.8–8.3)

*Indicates significant change from 1993–1998 to 2010–2014.