Women's health, pharmacology, and aging

摘要

Women make up the majority of aging persons in the United States and worldwide. Based on .the standard definitions that apply to developed countries, women leave middle age and start the elderly phases of their lives between ages 60 and 65 (Lonsdale & Baker, 2013). According to U.S. Census data for 2010, approximately 80 million persons were age 45 to 64, and 40 million persons were 65 and older (Howden & Meyer, 2011). Between 2000 and 2010, the fastest growth occurred in populations of persons older than age 45: the population of persons age 45 to 64 grew at a rate of 31.5%, and the population of persons age 65 and older grew at a rate of 15.1%. This growth is reported to be a direct effect of the aging Baby Boom generation (Howden & Meyer, 2011).