Report
Vitality Age with pre-existing conditions
Jun 25, 2019
This report defines and describes the updated Vitality Age model. While maintaining the core concepts of the original Vitality Age model, the new version expands the number of input factors used in the analysis, builds on a more comprehensive and consistent data source, incorporates age-related mortality, improves handling of missing data, and substantially expands the possibilities for sensitivity analysis of results.
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The updated Vitality Age Calculator is an online tool that gives users a snapshot of their overall health based on lifestyle choices and clinical risk factors. While maintaining the core concepts of the original Vitality Age model, the new version expands the number of input factors used in the analysis, builds on a more comprehensive and consistent data source, incorporates age-related mortality, improves handling of missing data, and substantially expands the possibilities for sensitivity analysis of results. In this report, we detail the steps taken to create the model. The report includes discussion of existing mortality rate and disease risk calculators. We also present the theoretical foundations of the calculator, the collection and processing of data, and the selection of risk factors and their applicability in different geographical contexts. The calculation algorithm and its programming as well as the design of the survey accompanying the calculator are discussed.
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Review of existing mortality and disease risk calculators
Chapter Three
Methodological framework for VA.3
Chapter Four
Selection of risk factors
Chapter Five
Data collection and processing
Chapter Six
Survey questions
This research was funded by the Discovery group of companies, part of Discovery Limited and conducted by RAND Europe.
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