PS287 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Rape Culture, Gender Role
Document Summary
Theme: definitive sex differences in mortality and morbidity, with multiple possible explanations (complex) Women outlive men in u. s by approximately 5 years. Recent years: sex gap in mortality has narrowed. Men die younger than women throughout life span. Sex diff in mortality bigger between 15-24 + 25-34. Many ways of reporting sex differences in mortality. Men possibly higher rate in less safe jobs (chemicals, professional risks) : diff at old age. Women tend to care more about their health earlier : 5 year differences at old age. Suicide: more pressure for men from other men, work, family. Alzheimer"s : women live longer for it to progress. Heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, chronic lower respiratory disease, and accidents. Lifestyle factors play a role in all causes. Men more likely than women to die of most of the leading causes of death. Men more likely to commit/be victims of violent crimes, including homicide (65% of both)
