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501   II,     9           |                   it is uncertain whether age or hormone status is the
502   II,     9           |                the European Region before age 65, per 100.000 population.~ ~ ~ ~
503   II,     9           |                   be expected for his/her age. The gradient of decline
504   II,     9           |                  can be reversible at any age. Smoking cessation and small
505   II,     9           |                and poorer health in older age. Less well-off people tend
506   II,     9           |                 difficult with increasing age. Nutrition and lifestyle,
507   II,     9           |  Physical activity usually decreases with age, though great differences
508   II,     9           |                  significant factors with age. These difficulties can
509   II,     9.  1.  1   |                 separately by gestational age and birthweight groups.~
510   II,     9.  1.  1   |             mortality rate by gestational age, birth weight, plurality~
511   II,     9.  1.  1   |             mortality rate by gestational age, birth weight, plurality~
512   II,     9.  1.  1   |             mortality rate by gestational age, birth weight, plurality~
513   II,     9.  1.  1   |                 vital status, gestational age, plurality~C: Gestational
514   II,     9.  1.  1   |                  plurality~C: Gestational age distribution by vital status,
515   II,     9.  1.  1   |               Maternal mortality ratio by age, mode of delivery~R: Maternal
516   II,     9.  1.  1   |                  Distribution of maternal age~C: Distribution of parity~
517   II,     9.  1.  1   |               ascertained at 4-5 years of age using a common SCPE definition
518   II,     9.  1.  1   |            Vintzileos AM (2004): Maternal age and risk of fetal death
519   II,     9.  1.  1   |                 2005): Impact of maternal age on obstetric outcome. Obstet
520   II,     9.  1.  1   |               Isotalo L (1993): Effect of age, parity, and smoking on
521   II,     9.  1.  1   |                     Outcome at 5 years of age of children 23 to 27 weeks'
522   II,     9.  1.  1   |                 by weight and gestational age: retrospective population
523   II,     9.  1.  1   |                  and 25 weeks gestational age. A Canadian multicentre
524   II,     9.  1.  1   |                  with increasing maternal age. Hum Reprod 2007;22(5):1264-
525   II,     9.  1.  1   |                  with increasing maternal age and plurality. Fertil Steril
526   II,     9.  1.  1   |             registration status, mother's age and birthweight, England
527   II,     9.  1.  1   |                1994): Effects of maternal age, parity, and smoking on
528   II,     9.  1.  1   |              Willinger M (2006): Maternal age and the risk of stillbirth
529   II,     9.  1.  2   |                  or women of childbearing age, rather than pregnant women
530   II,     9.  1.  2   |                  TOPFA at any gestational age (Austria, Belgium, Croatia,
531   II,     9.  1.  2   |                 have an upper gestational age limit (Finland, Italy, Spain,
532   II,     9.  1.  2   |                 have an upper gestational age limit but allow TOPFA for
533   II,     9.  1.  2   |         associated with advanced maternal age. The increase in average
534   II,     9.  1.  2   |              increase in average maternal age in Europe is documented
535   II,     9.  1.  2   |                   differences in maternal age profile between countries (
536   II,     9.  1.  2   |                  the increase in maternal age. In 2000-2004, differences
537   II,     9.  1.  2   |                TOPFA, as well as maternal age differences, resulted in
538   II,     9.  1.  2   |                 status and young maternal age (less than 20 years). A
539   II,     9.  1.  2   |                  health~ ~ ~High maternal age at delivery. Maternal demographic
540   II,     9.  1.  2   |             relationship between maternal age and perinatal health outcomes
541   II,     9.  1.  2   |               compare the extremes of the age distribution. The risk of
542   II,     9.  1.  2   |                 approximately 35 years of age. For younger mothers, the
543   II,     9.  1.  2   |               among women of childbearing age varies across Europe, as
544   II,     9.  1.  2   |             deprivation.~ ~Older maternal age is a risk factor for chromosomal
545   II,     9.  1.  2   |            syndrome. Trends towards older age at childbearing are a complex
546   II,     9.  1.  2   |                   the average gestational age at diagnosis, diagnostic
547   II,     9.  1.  2   |                  to women in childbearing age, remembering that the harm
548   II,     9.  1.  2   |                  to women in childbearing age, for example in relation
549   II,     9.  1.  2   |              phenomenon of older maternal age at childbirth and its reproductive
550   II,     9.  2       |                 Children and adolescents (age 1-18)~ ~ ~
551   II,     9.  2.  2   |               restricted to the five-year age bands. Thus despite the
552   II,     9.  2.  2   |               every human being below the age of eighteen years” (United
553   II,     9.  2.  2   |                are grouped into five-year age bands. This means that tabulations
554   II,     9.  2.  2   |                 to early secondary school age), an important and vulnerable
555   II,     9.  2.  2   |         development. This is not just the age of puberty and other physical
556   II,     9.  2.  3   |                  person under 25 years of age. Every year, some 9.000
557   II,     9.  2.  3   |                  people under 19 years of age die in traffic accidents
558   II,     9.  2.  3   |                between 11 and 15 years of age. The Czech Republic, Ireland,
559   II,     9.  2.  3   |                   those under 25 years of age (WHO/HSBC, 2004). For both
560   II,     9.  2.  3   |                are reaching child-bearing age without immunity to rubella (
561   II,     9.  2.  3   |                The gender gap widens with age (Fig. 2). On average, approximately
562   II,     9.  2.  3   |               covering the 11-15 years of age group, shows that by no
563   II,     9.  2.  3   |                  people under 20 years of age have increased in many countries
564   II,     9.  2.  4   |               often beginning at an early age. Weekly drinking is more
565   II,     9.  2.  4   |                 than girls and rises with age from over a tenth of 11
566   II,     9.  2.  4   |                  in nineteen countries by age 15. In a few countries the
567   II,     9.  2.  4   |                 girls are very similar at age 15, such as Norway and the
568   II,     9.  2.  4   |             intercourse at about the same age. Belgium and Germany are
569   II,     9.  2.  4   |                 too sensitive for younger age groups. The ranges of reported
570   II,     9.  2.  4   |             countries and regions and all age groups, girls are less active
571   II,     9.  2.  4   |                 gender gap increases with age. The countries with the
572   II,     9.  2.  5   |             education for those of school age admitted for more than a
573   II,     9.  2.  5   |                   but only those over the age of 15. The Commission’s
574   II,     9.  2.  7   |             health and development at the age of 7 years. Child Care Health
575   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 survive up to 60 years of age, the gap in life expectancy,
576   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   as we move into the 15+ age group, a more gendered picture
577   II,     9.  3.  1   |             picture emerges. In the 15-64 age bracket, with the predominant
578   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 risks in early and middle age (i.e. testicular cancer
579   II,     9.  3.  1   |                    is a poor predictor of age at menopause; the clinician
580   II,     9.  3.  1   |               radical/ethnic variation in age at natural menopause, in
581   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   Estimates of the median age of menopause range from
582   II,     9.  3.  1   |                the factors that influence age at menopause is limited.
583   II,     9.  3.  1   |               death is frequent in middle age: two in ten women and four
584   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   or mortality before the age of 65) is due mainly to
585   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   injuries~ ~In the 15-64 age group men have four times
586   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 to transport. In the 0-19 age range, the rate of death
587   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 incidence rate than other age groups, but older workers (
588   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   males at 50-54 years of age (121.1) and at 15-19 (25.
589   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 both sexes are low in all age groups (EUROSTAT). Suicide
590   II,     9.  3.  1   |                  of all deaths before the age of 65. There are overall
591   II,     9.  3.  1   |                tend to develop at a later age (about ten years) in women
592   II,     9.  3.  1   |               tends to develop at a later age in women than in men, women
593   II,     9.  3.  1   |                  increased from the 15-24 age group (median 3.9 per 100
594   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 population), to the 25-34 age group (11.2 per 100 000
595   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   death rate in the 35-44 age group (39.2 per 100 000
596   II,     9.  3.  1   |          population across the increasing age ranges. There are striking
597   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 169.9 deaths in the 35-44 age group. Analysis of cardiovascular
598   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 cause of death before the age of 65 (European Commission,
599   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 While mortality under the age of 65 for stroke is decreasing
600   II,     9.  3.  1   |                  incidence increases with age in women. Smoking is the
601   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   diabetes increases with age, but in addition with the
602   II,     9.  3.  1   |             people between 15-24 years of age (EuroHIV, 2006). In many
603   II,     9.  3.  1   |         transition rather than increasing age. Hormonal change is only
604   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 sexual partner, partner’s age and health, length of the
605   II,     9.  3.  1   |       continuously and progressively with age, the slope of increase slows
606   II,     9.  3.  1   |                 one in eight men over the age of 50 are affected by enhanced
607   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   fracture increases with age, with incidence rates higher
608   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   fracture increases with age. Incidence rates are higher
609   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   fractures increase with age. Low bone mass at menopause
610   II,     9.  3.  1   |                clinical condition at that age has usually also deteriorated,
611   II,     9.  3.  1   |               osteoporosis is not only an age related condition in men
612   II,     9.  3.  1   |              worldwide and increases with age for both sexes. Oral bone
613   II,     9.  3.  1   |                between 40 and 50 years of age. The associated endometrial
614   II,     9.  3.  1   |            initially detectable in middle age are accentuated at elderly
615   II,     9.  3.  1   |                are accentuated at elderly age. Many studies suggest that
616   II,     9.  3.  1   |              cognitive skills. Increasing age is often accompanied by
617   II,     9.  3.  1   |                  strongly associated with age, with incidence rates increasing
618   II,     9.  3.  1   |              increases in prevalence with age and affects more women than
619   II,     9.  3.  1   |                more women than men, older age and female gender would
620   II,     9.  3.  1   |                between 20 and 49 years of age, and according to one Norwegian
621   II,     9.  3.  1   |                   it is uncertain whether age or hormone status is the
622   II,     9.  3.  1   |                the European Region before age 65, per 100.000 population.~ ~ ~ ~
623   II,     9.  3.  1   |                  of life in women as they age through a better management
624   II,     9.  3.  1   |             health and development at the age of 7 years. Child Care,
625   II,     9.  3.  2   |                 such as advanced maternal age, the increased proportion
626   II,     9.  3.  2   |             multiple birth rate, maternal age, parity, smoking and maternal
627   II,     9.  3.  2   |           currently available on maternal age and parity in existing routine
628   II,     9.  3.  2   |               among women of reproductive age (Table 9.1a) using data
629   II,     9.  3.  2   |                   characteristics such as age, parity and previous caesarean
630   II,     9.  3.  2   |            Vintzileos AM (2004): Maternal age and risk of fetal death
631   II,     9.  3.  2   |                 2005): Impact of maternal age on obstetric outcome. Obstet
632   II,     9.  3.  2   |               Isotalo L (1993): Effect of age, parity, and smoking on
633   II,     9.  3.  2   |                     Outcome at 5 years of age of children 23 to 27 weeks'
634   II,     9.  3.  2   |                 by weight and gestational age: retrospective population
635   II,     9.  3.  2   |                  and 25 weeks gestational age. A Canadian multicentre
636   II,     9.  3.  2   |                  with increasing maternal age. Hum Reprod 2007;22(5):1264-
637   II,     9.  3.  2   |                  with increasing maternal age and plurality. Fertil Steril
638   II,     9.  3.  2   |             registration status, mother's age and birthweight, England
639   II,     9.  3.  2   |                1994): Effects of maternal age, parity, and smoking on
640   II,     9.  3.  2   |              Willinger M (2006): Maternal age and the risk of stillbirth
641   II,     9.  3.  3   |                 by many factors including age, gender, religion, family,
642   II,     9.  3.  3   |                  analysed from adolescent age till the end of reproductive
643   II,     9.  3.  3   |                   the end of reproductive age of women directly influences
644   II,     9.  3.  3   |                  have taken place, in the age structure of populations,
645   II,     9.  3.  3   |                  of a condom. The average age at the first intercourse
646   II,     9.  3.  3   |                1989 and 1993 in the 18-49 age group (Hubert M et al, 1998).~·
647   II,     9.  3.  3   |          associated with pregnancy in the age group 13-19 years (Imamura
648   II,     9.  3.  3   |                 duration of relationship, age of the partner and others.
649   II,     9.  3.  3   |                 on youth sexuality in the age group of 14 to 17 year olds
650   II,     9.  3.  3   |                however, due to the chosen age group it is difficult to
651   II,     9.  3.  3   |          presentation and analysis~ ~Mean age at first sexual intercourse~ ~
652   II,     9.  3.  3   |                  at around 15-19 years of age, but age variations between
653   II,     9.  3.  3   |                   15-19 years of age, but age variations between men and
654   II,     9.  3.  3   |                  Western Europe, the mean age varied typically from 17
655   II,     9.  3.  3   |                 17 to 18. The lowest mean age for sexual initiation among
656   II,     9.  3.  3   |              first intercourse before the age of 16 does not appear to
657   II,     9.  3.  3   |                 2001).~ ~Among males, the age at first sexual intercourse
658   II,     9.  3.  3   |               Western Europe. The average age at first intercourse declined
659   II,     9.  3.  3   |           variance, in Ireland the median age of first intercourse proved
660   II,     9.  3.  3   |                   to fall steadily across age cohorts. The median age
661   II,     9.  3.  3   |                   age cohorts. The median age for men currently aged 60
662   II,     9.  3.  3   |                   female generations, the age at first intercourse fell
663   II,     9.  3.  3   |               intercourse at or after the age of twenty.~ ~Figure 9.3.
664   II,     9.  3.  3   |            distinct profiles. The average age at first intercourse is
665   II,     9.  3.  3   |                   in Nordic countries the age at initiation tends to be
666   II,     9.  3.  3   |                 sexual intercourse at the age of 15 (Currie at al, 2004).
667   II,     9.  3.  3   |                   et al, 2001) the medium age at first intercourse for
668   II,     9.  3.  3   |          premarital intercourse. The mean age at first intercourse in
669   II,     9.  3.  3   |                   and 2003 at 18 years of age for both males and females (
670   II,     9.  3.  3   |                had intercourse before the age of eighteen was more marked (
671   II,     9.  3.  3   |          increased difference between the age of first sexual intercourse
672   II,     9.  3.  3   |                 in three men in the 20-24 age group had more than one
673   II,     9.  3.  3   |                half of women in the 18-64 age group have had a single
674   II,     9.  3.  3   |                 varies substantially with age. Young Irish people have
675   II,     9.  3.  3   |             thousand individuals from the age group 18-69 mentioned that
676   II,     9.  3.  3   |                 outcomes in comparison to age or education (Del Amo et
677   II,     9.  3.  3   |           partners in Ireland are younger age, not being in a relationship
678   II,     9.  3.  3   |             higher level of education and age of first intercourse (Layte
679   II,     9.  3.  3   |               intercourse at a very young age is an indicator of a higher
680   II,     9.  3.  3   |            condoms, subdivided per sex;~· age at marriage (for men and
681   II,     9.  3.  3   |           marriage (for men and women);~· age at first intercourse (for
682   II,     9.  3.  3   |                worker in the last year;~· age mixing in sexual relationships (
683   II,     9.  3.  3   |                and girls over 15 years of age addressing many topics (
684   II,     9.  4.  1   |                   years, while the median age in the EU (37.7) will increase
685   II,     9.  4.  1   |                  and mobile into very old age while others experience
686   II,     9.  4.  1   |              citizens regardless of their age. The theme of integrated
687   II,     9.  4.  2   |                 population, stratified by age group, gender and income
688   II,     9.  4.  2   |           includes data up to 74 years of age. Although some academic
689   II,     9.  4.  2   |                   increasing in the older age groups, it is difficult
690   II,     9.  4.  3   |                   mortality rate over the age of 65, while France is the
691   II,     9.  4.  3   |              commonly associated with old age. For example, women are
692   II,     9.  4.  3   |                  and stroke, but as women age, these diseases become the
693   II,     9.  4.  3   |           Accidents and injuries~ ~In the age group above 65, accidents
694   II,     9.  4.  3   |                 65 than amongst the 25-64 age groups (exceptions include
695   II,     9.  4.  3   |              older people (65-84 years of age) and over 50% of deaths
696   II,     9.  4.  3   |                  women) (Eurostat, 2006). Age specific death rates demonstrate
697   II,     9.  4.  3   |               risk for men increases with age and that there are considerable
698   II,     9.  4.  3   |                   In the over 75 years of age bracket there is a 400%
699   II,     9.  4.  3   |                   is a 400% difference in age specific death rates between
700   II,     9.  4.  3   |              Portugal. Note: In the 45-54 age group there is a ten fold
701   II,     9.  4.  3   |   Cerebro-vascular disease. If the median age specific death rates for
702   II,     9.  4.  3   |                 it is seen that up to the age of 74, men have the highest
703   II,     9.  4.  3   |                   highest rate above this age (European Health Men’s Forum,
704   II,     9.  4.  3   |                 patients over 75 years of age. A recent European study
705   II,     9.  4.  3   |         previously believed (Kwan, 2001). Age can affect after stroke
706   II,     9.  4.  3   |                   diabetes increases with age; in the 60-69 years of age
707   II,     9.  4.  3   |                age; in the 60-69 years of age group diabetes affects between
708   II,     9.  4.  3   |              whilst in the 70-79 years of age group it affects as many
709   II,     9.  4.  3   |                them to work until a later age. This is cause for concern
710   II,     9.  4.  3   |                   10 and 20% of the 60-79 age group. The prevalence of
711   II,     9.  4.  3   |                  individuals >70 years of age) (DECODE Study Group, 2003).
712   II,     9.  4.  3   |                 of the population in that age group. Impaired glucose
713   II,     9.  4.  3   |            prevalence also increases with age, affecting 25% of men and
714   II,     9.  4.  3   |                   women above 70 years of age. There is a wide variation
715   II,     9.  4.  3   |                   of all deaths after the age of 65. Prostate cancer is
716   II,     9.  4.  3   |                and those over 64 years of age, show evidence of a higher
717   II,     9.  4.  3   |                since 1995. In the 65-plus age group the rise has been
718   II,     9.  4.  3   |                 new patients, 60 years of age and older, receiving genito-urinary
719   II,     9.  4.  3   |              although rates increase with age, doubling every four years
720   II,     9.  4.  3   |                  years over 65. After the age of 85, rates of Alzheimer’
721   II,     9.  4.  4   |                   be expected for his/her age. The gradient of decline
722   II,     9.  4.  4   |                  can be reversible at any age. Smoking cessation and small
723   II,     9.  4.  4   |                and poorer health in older age. Less well-off people tend
724   II,     9.  4.  4   |                 difficult with increasing age. Nutrition and lifestyle,
725   II,     9.  4.  4   |  Physical activity usually decreases with age, though great differences
726   II,     9.  4.  4   |                  significant factors with age. These difficulties can
727   II,     9.  4.  5   |                  developed to ensure that age discrimination is not tolerated.
728   II,     9.  4.  5   |              disabled people. As in other age groups, poverty and lower
729   II,     9.  4.  5   |                   groups may face as they age across Europe. A stronger
730   II,     9.  4.  5   |                risk of disability as they age, mostly due to the presence
731   II,     9.  4.  5   |                   policies, inter alia on age discrimination and demographic
732   II,     9.  4.  7   |                  determinants of outcome. Age and Ageing; Volume 33, Number
733   II,     9.  4.  7   |                services for older adults. Age and Ageing. vol. 35, 103-
734   II,     9.  5.  3   |         Percentage of deaths in the 15-44 age group compared to total
735   II,     9.  5.  3   |                   a The difference in old age is likely to be due to the
736   II,     9.  5.  3   |                   reached menarche by the age of 11 are more likely to
737   II,     9.  5.  3   |                   other girls of the same age, they may begin to socialise
738   II,     9.  5.  3   |                    2003)~ ~Poverty in old age~ ~Although reduced, poverty
739   II,     9.  5.  3   |              Poverty rates rise with both age and changes in living arrangements.
740   II,     9.  5.  3   |                reduction potential of old age pensions rather than their
741   II,     9.  5.  3   |              likely to be providing care (Age Concern, 2007a), although
742   II,     9.  5.  3   |             statistics show that over the age of 65, unpaid care is more
743   II,     9.  5.  3   |                    relatives and friends (Age Concern, 2007b).~ ~Figure
744   II,     9.  5.  3   |             England and Wales, by sex and age, April 2001~ ~Vi ~ ~Violence
745   II,     9.  5.  3   |                  geographical boundaries, age or race, and occurs in every
746   II,     9.  5.  3   |                 abuse by a stranger after age 1618.2% of women reported
747   II,     9.  5.  3   |                 abuse by a stranger after age 16~Hungaryb ( 1999 data )~·
748   II,     9.  5.  3   |              least one occasion since the age of 16~ a European Women’
749   II,     9.  5.  3   |                between 11 and 15 years of age. A survey among 15-16 year-olds
750   II,     9.  5.  3   |              Sweden had been drunk at the age of 13 or earlier. In Greece
751   II,     9.  5.  3   |               choice, divided per sex and age, 1996 (%)~ ~Women’s personal
752   II,     9.  5.  3   |                 to poorer health in older age. Poverty can increase with
753   II,     9.  5.  3   |                 Poverty can increase with age, and leave some elderly
754   II,     9.  5.  3   |             countries and regions and all age groups and the gender gap
755   II,     9.  5.  3   |                 gender gap increases with age. Reduced physical activity
756   II,     9.  5.  3   |                   and their lower average age at marriage, older men in
757   II,     9.  5.  3   |                   than others of the same age to be in poor health themselves.
758   II,     9.  5.  3   |                   than others of the same age to be employed (Rowntree
759   II,     9.  5.  3   |                period is the main working age, and also the age when families
760   II,     9.  5.  3   |                 working age, and also the age when families are founded
761   II,     9.  5.  3   |             observed at either end of the age scale.~(Eurostat, 2007)~ ~
762   II,     9.  5.  3   |                  care per person over the age of 65. Characteristics associated
763   II,     9.  5.  3   |         institutional care included older age, being unmarried, poorer
764   II,     9.  5.  6   |                       9.5.6. References~ ~Age Concern (2007a). Available
765   II,     9.  5.  6   |                      Accessed 12.07.07)~ ~Age Concern (2007b): Poverty
766   II,     9.  5.  6   |                    2007b): Poverty in old age awaits the carers who save
767   II,     9.  5.  6   |              Affluence And Poverty In Old Age: New Evidence From The European
768   II,     9.  5.  6   |             health and development at the age of 7 years. Child Care,
769   II,     9.  5.  6   |                 Income Maintenance in Old Age: A Cross-National View of
770  III,    10.  1       |                  as genetic constitution, age, nutrition and lifestyle,
771  III,    10.  1       |               Urban, Rural and Industrial~Age~Climatic Changes and extreme
772  III,    10.  1.  1   |                 policies on smoking (e.g. age limits, public smoking,
773  III,    10.  1.  1   |         permanence of activity as well as age, degree of fitness, and
774  III,    10.  1.  1   |                   involvement, gender and age (Veenstra et al, 2006).
775  III,    10.  1.  1   |                   complex and modified by age and gender (Brady and Sonne,
776  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  education and of younger age smoke more. In most European
777  III,    10.  2.  1   |               variables, sample sizes and age limits. For example, the
778  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  over' may mean the lower age limit is at the ages from
779  III,    10.  2.  1   |                    20 years and the upper age limit from 64 - 84 years.
780  III,    10.  2.  1   |                   or mortality before the age of 65. In the EU, these
781  III,    10.  2.  1   |             between 2000 and 2002.~ ~Sex, age and socio-economic status
782  III,    10.  2.  1   |                men, in the 45-74 years of age group. This observation
783  III,    10.  2.  1   |                   everyone lives into old age free of disease and disability.
784  III,    10.  2.  1   |                   just after 12½ years of age. Data from the 2003 European
785  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  such as culture, gender, age, social class, criminal
786  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  female mortality at this age across the EU.~ ~The high
787  III,    10.  2.  1   |         attributable to alcohol in EU per age group (year 2000)~ ~There
788  III,    10.  2.  1   |               changes in minimum drinking age laws can substantially effect
789  III,    10.  2.  1   |             benefits of a higher drinking age are only realized if the
790  III,    10.  2.  1   |                   across the EU are young age, male gender, living in
791  III,    10.  2.  1   |               begin as early as in school age. According to the 2003 ESPAD
792  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  at the beginning of this age period. There are, however,
793  III,    10.  2.  1   |               cocaine use among the 1534 age group have been registered
794  III,    10.  2.  1   |            typically after the vulnerable age period, when a person starts
795  III,    10.  2.  1   |               population corresponding by age. It was found that in the
796  III,    10.  2.  1   |                 still considerable in all age groups. In particular, children
797  III,    10.  2.  1   |                   subjects increases with age, beginning with milk-teeth,
798  III,    10.  2.  1   |                    90% of children at the age of 12 had poor oral hygiene (
799  III,    10.  2.  1   |              plaque control at this early age is often not particularly
800  III,    10.  2.  1   |               would not be found in these age groups as well. (Marinho
801  III,    10.  2.  1   |             observed among parents of all age groups of children. This
802  III,    10.  2.  1   |                status, race or ethnicity, age, gender or general health
803  III,    10.  2.  1   |            definitions; a standard set of age groups for reporting; a
804  III,    10.  2.  1   |            population age-distribution by age standardizing the final
805  III,    10.  2.  1   |                 likelihood decreased with age.~ ~Figure 10.2.1.6.1. Proportion
806  III,    10.  2.  1   |              variations existed among all age groups; for example, the
807  III,    10.  2.  1   |            activity levels declining with age for both sexes.~ ~Figure
808  III,    10.  2.  1   |              demographic factors (such as age and socioeconomic status),
809  III,    10.  2.  1   |             requirements of the different age groups from birth to old
810  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  groups from birth to old age and with physical activity
811  III,    10.  2.  1   |                collection methodology and age range of the subjects. The
812  III,    10.  2.  1   |                values of BMI adjusted for age and gender that correspond
813  III,    10.  2.  1   |                 BMI of 25 and 30 kg/m2 at age 18 years (Cole et al, 2000).~ ~
814  III,    10.  2.  1   |              possible) into the following age groups; children aged 0-
815  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  methods, response rates, age ranges, years of collection
816  III,    10.  2.  1   |            Acronym~Year~Subjects (number)~Age range~Method~Days (number)~
817  III,    10.  2.  1   |          preschool children (2-6 years of age) were overweight. Among
818  III,    10.  2.  1   |               obese women of childbearing age is increasing, as is the
819  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  and status in almost all age groups regardless of the
820  III,    10.  2.  1   |                for women of child bearing age (Rampersaud et al., 2003).
821  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  bone mass decreases with age and this process is intensified
822  III,    10.  2.  1   |              vitamin D also declines with age (Gennari, 2001).~Food sources
823  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  and in five men over the age of fifty all over the world (
824  III,    10.  2.  1   |            achieved by adults 51 years of age (Dietary Reference Intake (
825  III,    10.  2.  1   |              especially those 65 years of age and older. For at-risk populations,
826  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  her energy requirements, age, height and weight. Requirements
827  III,    10.  2.  1   |                  in large for gestational age births. Obstetrics and Gynecology
828  III,    10.  2.  3   |                  men and in women, at any age. Observational epidemiological
829  III,    10.  2.  4   |           standardisation” in addition to age and sex standardisation
830  III,    10.  2.  5   |                 Developmental factors and age~ ~ ~ ~
831  III,    10.  2.  5   |                vulnerability differs over age. An increasing number of
832  III,    10.  2.  5   |           Moreover, characteristic of old age, are:~ ~- increased blood
833  III,    10.  2.  5   |               each year after 50 years of age) and glomerular filtration
834  III,    10.  2.  5   |               each year after 40 years of age) due to a reduced number
835  III,    10.  2.  5   |                  old people only based on age (i.e. young old between
836  III,    10.  2.  5   |                between 76 and 85 years of age; and oldest old with more
837  III,    10.  2.  5   |           diseases prevalent in different age groups see Chapter 9.~ ~
838  III,    10.  3.  1   |                  the population under the age of 55 in Europe and accession
839  III,    10.  3.  1   |                  45 per million children (age 0-14) per year. Whether
840  III,    10.  3.  1   |              these diseases increase with age and therefore only appear
841  III,    10.  3.  1   |                exposure occurs before the age of 18, with children having
842  III,    10.  3.  1   |           Incidence of melanoma below the age of 55. Bonn, World Health
843  III,    10.  3.  2   |                vulnerability differs over age. An increasing number of
844  III,    10.  3.  2   |                   Ekbom A, et al, (2003): Age at immigration and duration
845  III,    10.  3.  3   |              concern. In 22 diseases, the age groups most affected were
846  III,    10.  3.  3   |           affected were under 24 years of age, indicating that more action
847  III,    10.  3.  3   |                   tract infections in all age groups. Invasive meningococcal
848  III,    10.  3.  3   |                  trends (19952005), main age groups affected (2005),
849  III,    10.  3.  4   |                 annual mortality in older age groups in Europe , although
850  III,    10.  3.  4   |   high-temperature. Risk factors refer to age, specific causes of death
851  III,    10.  3.  4   |             people older than 70 years of age were affected most severely.
852  III,    10.  3.  4   |                  was 1520% higher in all age groups, in Italy 3233%
853  III,    10.  4.  1   |                  protection policies. The age of the vehicle fleet, low
854  III,    10.  4.  1   |                  younger than 15 years of age. As more people are sensitized
855  III,    10.  4.  2   |                  for different countries, age groups and pesticides, the
856  III,    10.  4.  2   |           slaughtered after six months of age cannot make a distinction
857  III,    10.  4.  3   |                 children under 5 years of age due to diarrheal diseases
858  III,    10.  4.  3   |                 children under 5 years of age fell from 70.0 (per 100
859  III,    10.  5.  1   |                 the cave during the Stone Age. With the increasing ability
860  III,    10.  5.  2   |                   while for what concerns age, there is a general trend
861  III,    10.  5.  2   |                 population to the working age population) are higher in
862  III,    10.  5.  2   |                 as the area’s populations age. The difference of the elderly
863  III,    10.  5.  2   |                areas (OECD, 2007).~ ~With age being one of the major health
864  III,    10.  5.  2   |               confounding factors such as age distribution are often not
865  III,    10.  5.  2   |              account all analysis for the age of the respective population
866  III,    10.  5.  3   |              illness, in those of working age, for one-third of these
867  III,    10.  5.  3   |                  of the women of the same age group worked part-time,
868  III,    10.  5.  3   |           European countries, the average age of the workforce is rising
869  III,    10.  5.  3   |                   of Europeans of working age (between 15 and 64) will
870  III,    10.  6.  1   |                  between parents over the age of 50 and their children.
871  III,    10.  6.  1   |            children. When considering all age groups, daily contact took
872  III,    10.  6.  1   |               with parents decreases with age for both girls and boys.
873  III,    10.  6.  1   |              general, young people of all age groups and both sexes regard
874  III,    10.  6.  1   |    French-speaking area of Belgium in all age groups between 11 and 15
875  III,    10.  6.  1   |         proportion dropping slightly with age. In general, more close
876  III,    10.  6.  1   |                common and increasing with age, and more common in all
877  III,    10.  6.  1   |                    and more common in all age groups among girls than
878  III,    10.  6.  2   |                  small income. Apart from age, sex and constitutional
879  III,    10.  6.  3   |                  of fatal injuries of all age groups in the EU27 and in
880  III,    10.  6.  3   |                   for 5% in the 1-4 years age group. Violence is not distributed
881  III,    10.  6.  3   |           distributed evenly among sex or age groups. More men than women
882   IV,    11.  1.  5   |               patients regardless of sex, age and level of co-morbidities
883   IV,    11.  1.  5   |               least worried. Women, older age and lower education levels
884   IV,    11.  5.  4   |             characteristics such as donor age or a history of hypertension
885   IV,    11.  6.  2   |                 condition~Level of income~Age~Type of drug~ ~Pregnancy
886   IV,    11.  6.  4   |              based on crude weightings of age and sex. More sophisticated
887   IV,    11.  6.  4   |                competitive sickness funds~Age, sex, unemployment, disability,
888   IV,    11.  6.  4   |            revenue).~ ~Insurance revenue: Age, historical allocations,~
889   IV,    11.  6.  4   |            counties.~14 regional councils~Age, children of single parents (
890   IV,    11.  6.  4   |                    regional health plans)~Age, mortality, morbidity, unemployment,
891   IV,    11.  6.  4   |         allocation only for primary care: Age~Finland~State, municipalities,
892   IV,    11.  6.  4   |              allocates~452 municipalities~Age, disability, archipelago,
893   IV,    11.  6.  4   |               Sécurité Sociale~25 regions~age~Germany~355 sickness funds~
894   IV,    11.  6.  4   |                competitive sickness funds~Age, sex (and fund’s income
895   IV,    11.  6.  4   |                   21 regional governments~Age, sex, mortality (one third
896   IV,    11.  6.  4   |                 regional funds~ ~Size and age structure~Lithuania~State
897   IV,    11.  6.  4   |                competitive sickness funds~Age, sex, welfare or disability
898   IV,    11.  6.  4   |           allocates~ ~Equalization fundage, average income~Portugal~
899   IV,    11.  6.  4   |               regional health authorities~Age, relative burden of illness:
900   IV,    11.  6.  4   |                 15 regional health boards~Age, sex, mortality (and rural
901   IV,    11.  6.  4   |           companies~Each fund allocates~ ~Age, sex~Slovenia~National Health
902   IV,    11.  6.  4   |        authorities (geographically based)~Age, living alone, employment
903   IV,    11.  6.  4   |                Competitive sickness funds~Age, sex, region (and fund’s
904   IV,    11.  6.  4   |        authorities (geographically based)~Age, sex, mortality (cost adjustment
905   IV,    11.  6.  5   |                   Green B et al. (2000): "Age, costs of acute and long-term
906   IV,    11.  6.  5   |                  95 in British Columbia." Age and Ageing 29: 249-253.~ ~
907   IV,    12.  2       |               changes in minimum drinking age laws can substantially effect
908   IV,    12.  2       |             benefits of a higher drinking age are only realized if the
909   IV,    12.  3       |                  e.g. religion, handicap, age and improvement of Roma
910   IV,    12.  5       |                   expansion. For women at age 65 Belgium, Italy and Sweden
911   IV,    12.  5       |                transitions as populations age as suggested by Robine and
912   IV,    12.  5       |                  spent disability-free at age 65 years for selected EU
913   IV,    12.  5       |                  spent disability-free at age 65 years for selected EU
914   IV,    12. 10       |               alcohol to people under the age of 16.~htt ~ ~Statutory
915   IV,    12. 10       |               alcohol to people under the age of 16.~htt 78~1990-: Week
916   IV,    12. 10       |             children between 1-6 years of age to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
917   IV,    12. 10       |                and children (>10 years of age) and 400 g/d for children (
918   IV,    12. 10       |                   children (4-10 years of age). This includes fruit and
919   IV,    12. 10       |                 tobacco products to under age youth. While the focus of
920   IV,    12. 10       |                 tobacco products to under age youth) came into effect
921   IV,    12. 10       | Jugendschutzgesetz), young drivers (under age 21 or during qualifying
922   IV,    12. 10       |             children under three years of age, to integrate migrants;~
923   IV,    12. 10       |                  every 2 years (as of the age of 35);~within the framework
924   IV,    12. 10       |                From August 2001 the legal age to purchase tobacco rose
925   IV,    12. 10       |               rose from 16 to 18 years of age~ ~Public Health (Tobacco)
926   IV,    12. 10       |                the numbers in the over-65 age group will more than triple
927   IV,    12. 10       |            diseases, work related health, age and gender health issues…
928   IV,    12. 10       |                  cancer screening for the age groups of 60 to 69, in addition
929   IV,    12. 10       |           addition to the previous, 50-59 age group, and issues guidelines
930   IV,    12. 10       |                 to four and six months of age respectively~ ~Proportion
931   IV,    12. 10       |                 to four and six months of age respectively~ ~Domain of
932   IV,    12. 10       |               infection in the 1529 year age group~ ~Condom use among
933   IV,    12. 10       |               family policy~Financial old age policy~Compensation for
934   IV,    12. 10       |                   policy~Youth policy~Old age policy~Discrimination~Self-perceived
935   IV,    12. 10       |                 Social service policy~Old age policy~Child policy~Social
936   IV,    12. 10       |                 Social service policy~Old age policy~Child policy~Accessibility~ ~
937   IV,    12. 10       |                 policy~Housing policy~Old age policy~Home environment~ ~
938   IV,    13.  2.  2   |                  WHO European Region, the age group 1529 has the highest
939   IV,    13.  4       |          instruments to ensure the ban on age, sex, ethnicity or other
940   IV,    13.  5       |               risk factor for dementia is age, with the prevalence doubling
941   IV,    13.  5       |                 doubling for every 5-year age group after the age of 65
942   IV,    13.  5       |                  year age group after the age of 65 and reaching up to
943   IV,    13.  5       |           reaching up to 39 percent after age 90. Chronic diseases are
944   IV,    13.  5       |                  increases with advancing age, poor health is not an inevitable
945   IV,    13.  5       |                   especially in the 65-80 age bracket, with a more sustained
946   IV,    13.  5       |                 on public spending. While age itself is not the causal