title: Past and present: conditions of life during childhood and mortality of older adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze whether socioeconomic and health conditions during childhood are associated with mortality during old age.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were extracted from the SABE Study (Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento - Health, Welfare and Aging), which were performed in 2000 and 2006. The sample consisted of 2004 (1,355 living and 649 dead) older adults. The statistical analysis was performed based on Poisson regression models, taking into account the time variation of risk observed. Older adults' demographic characteristics and life conditions were evaluated, as were the socioeconomic and lifestyle conditions they acquired during their adult life.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only the area of residence during childhood (rural or urban) remained as a factor associated with mortality at advanced ages. However, this association lost significance when the variables acquired during adulthood were added to the model.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the information regarding the conditions during childhood being limited and perhaps not accurately measure the socioeconomic status and health in the first years of life, the findings of this study suggest that improving the environmental conditions of children and creating opportunities during early adulthood may contribute to greater survival rates for those of more advanced years.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade do Gama, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marília Miranda Forte
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional, Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cássio Maldonado
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Turra
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional, Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Moema Gonçalves Bueno
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Fígoli
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Yeda A O
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lebrão
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D001938:Brazil; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015996:Survival Rate