Anastasia Lam
Biographic Data
| ID | 3880255 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anastasia Lam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anastasia |
| FAMILY NAME | Lam |
| SIGNATURE | LAM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3901-8796 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Working longer despite poorer health? Inequalities in healthy and unhealthy working life expectancies in South Korea
Healthy working life expectancy estimates often exclude individuals working beyond retirement age, especially in countries with large informal economies. In South Korea, where old-age employment is highly prevalent, we need to identify who works past retirement, for how long, and in what state of health. Using the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-22) and discrete-time multistate models, we estimate healthy and unhealthy working life expec…
Gender differences in self-reported hearing loss and hearing aid use
BACKGROUND: Objective measurements estimated that 1.57 billion people globally had hearing loss in 2019. However, where audiologists are sparse, self-reported measures have been suggested as alternatives to assess burden. Moreover, research suggests this number varies by gender, due to biological and social mechanisms. Further refining our knowledge of the global prevalence of hearing loss will provide better understanding of which groups are mos…
Disease accumulation across birth cohorts in South Korea
Objectives This paper estimates rates and age-trajectories of disease accumulation across South Korean birth cohorts and assesses whether observed cohort differences persist after accounting for early-life exposures and adult characteristics. Methods Data were from eight waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-2020) and included 8,202 participants aged 50-74 years. Birth cohorts were defined by historical periods: Japanese annexatio…
Multimorbid life expectancy across race, socio-economic status, and sex in South Africa
Multimorbidity is increasing globally as populations age. However, it is unclear how long individuals live with multimorbidity and how it varies by social and economic factors. We investigate this in South Africa, whose apartheid history further complicates race, socio-economic, and sex inequalities. We introduce the term 'multimorbid life expectancy' (MMLE) to describe the years lived with multimorbidity. Using data from the South African Nation…
Inequalities in Disability-Free and Disabling Multimorbid Life Expectancy in Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States
Substantial sex and educational inequalities in MMLE exist within and between these countries. Estimating disability-free and disabling MMLE reveals another layer of health inequality not captured when examining disability and multimorbidity separately. MMLE is a flexible population health measure that can be used to better understand the aging process across contexts
Diabetes comorbidities in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2 diabetes, is a major public health burden globally. Diabetes is known to be associated with several comorbidities in high-income countries. However, our understanding of these associations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the epidemiological transition is leading to a growing dual burden of non-communicable and communicable disease, is less clear. We therefore conducted an umbre…
Inequalities in Disability-Free and Disabling Multimorbid Life Expectancy in Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States
Substantial sex and educational inequalities in MMLE exist within and between these countries. Estimating disability-free and disabling MMLE reveals another layer of health inequality not captured when examining disability and multimorbidity separately. MMLE is a flexible population health measure that can be used to better understand the aging process across contexts
Diabetes comorbidities in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2 diabetes, is a major public health burden globally. Diabetes is known to be associated with several comorbidities in high-income countries. However, our understanding of these associations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the epidemiological transition is leading to a growing dual burden of non-communicable and communicable disease, is less clear. We therefore conducted an umbre…
Inequalities in Disability-Free and Disabling Multimorbid Life Expectancy in Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States
Substantial sex and educational inequalities in MMLE exist within and between these countries. Estimating disability-free and disabling MMLE reveals another layer of health inequality not captured when examining disability and multimorbidity separately. MMLE is a flexible population health measure that can be used to better understand the aging process across contexts
Gender differences in self-reported hearing loss and hearing aid use
BACKGROUND: Objective measurements estimated that 1.57 billion people globally had hearing loss in 2019. However, where audiologists are sparse, self-reported measures have been suggested as alternatives to assess burden. Moreover, research suggests this number varies by gender, due to biological and social mechanisms. Further refining our knowledge of the global prevalence of hearing loss will provide better understanding of which groups are mos…
Disease accumulation across birth cohorts in South Korea
Objectives This paper estimates rates and age-trajectories of disease accumulation across South Korean birth cohorts and assesses whether observed cohort differences persist after accounting for early-life exposures and adult characteristics. Methods Data were from eight waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-2020) and included 8,202 participants aged 50-74 years. Birth cohorts were defined by historical periods: Japanese annexatio…
Multimorbid life expectancy across race, socio-economic status, and sex in South Africa
Multimorbidity is increasing globally as populations age. However, it is unclear how long individuals live with multimorbidity and how it varies by social and economic factors. We investigate this in South Africa, whose apartheid history further complicates race, socio-economic, and sex inequalities. We introduce the term 'multimorbid life expectancy' (MMLE) to describe the years lived with multimorbidity. Using data from the South African Nation…
Working longer despite poorer health? Inequalities in healthy and unhealthy working life expectancies in South Korea
Healthy working life expectancy estimates often exclude individuals working beyond retirement age, especially in countries with large informal economies. In South Korea, where old-age employment is highly prevalent, we need to identify who works past retirement, for how long, and in what state of health. Using the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-22) and discrete-time multistate models, we estimate healthy and unhealthy working life expec…
Medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Inequality (3 works) · Life expectancy (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Disease (2 works)