Department of Statistics and Econometrics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucharest, Romania.
Institute of National Economy, 050771 Bucharest, Romania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 6;18(14):7226. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147226.
Population development is reflected by sustainable development indicators, among them are the indicators describing longevity and healthy aging. Longevity is reflected by life expectancy, and healthy aging is reflected by healthy life expectancy; high values of these indicators reflect good conditions of living for people. Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy analyses are of big interest among academics, policymakers, medical researchers, and others in order to direct the flow of funds in the most effective way possible to the population groups in most need. High life expectancy and low birth rate will lead to aging of the population, having profound implications on the school age population, politics, healthcare, labor force, social protection, social security issues, and public finances. Healthy life expectancy reflects health conditions, including the impacts of mortality and morbidity. As cardiovascular disease causes more than half of all deaths across Europe, this paper examines the influence of cardiovascular disease on longevity and healthy aging across Europe. The methodology was chosen so as to test the research hypotheses: (a) principal component analysis provided the socio-economic factors that are correlated to longevity and healthy aging; (b) regression analysis identified the relationship between healthy aging and cardiovascular disease; and (c) hierarchical cluster analysis allowed us to find common features of the groups of countries according to healthy aging and longevity.
人口发展反映在可持续发展指标中，其中包括描述寿命和健康老龄化的指标。寿命由预期寿命来反映，健康老龄化由健康预期寿命来反映；这些指标的高值反映了人们的良好生活条件。预期寿命和健康预期寿命分析在学术界、政策制定者、医学研究人员和其他方面都非常感兴趣，以便将资金以最有效的方式引导到最需要的人群中。高预期寿命和低出生率将导致人口老龄化，这将对学龄人口、政治、医疗保健、劳动力、社会保护、社会保障问题和公共财政产生深远影响。健康预期寿命反映了健康状况，包括死亡率和发病率的影响。由于心血管疾病在欧洲造成的死亡人数超过一半，本文研究了心血管疾病对欧洲预期寿命和健康老龄化的影响。选择了这种方法来检验研究假设：（a）主成分分析提供了与寿命和健康老龄化相关的社会经济因素；（b）回归分析确定了健康老龄化与心血管疾病之间的关系；（c）层次聚类分析使我们能够根据健康老龄化和寿命找到国家群体的共同特征。
