Maurice R. Villafranca BSN IV-A Questions: 1. Factors that make physical age differ from chronological age? 2.

Which of these factors are most important in individual aging? 3. What are the trends in mortality in the Philippine population? 4. What is the demographic profile of the Philippine in terms of age? 5. What is the implication of sociocultural and economic conditions in the Philippines? Answers: 1. Physical age is the age that you look and could be based on your health habits while chronological age is your actual age. Some factors in physical age are non-modifiable such as genetics, gender, age but others can be modified such as exercise, nutrition, smoking and stress management. 2. Since the substantial part of the aging process depends on lifestyle, it is considered to be the most important factor in individual aging. Individuals can make significant choices to increase the probability of healthy, positive aging. Three lifestyle factors having a major impact in which we age are regular exercise, proper nutrition and stress management 3. The top ten leading causes of mortality in the Philippines are: (1) Heart diseases: This includes valvular, inflammatory, ischemic, coronary, hereditary, hypertensive, and infectious heart diseases. The increase in cigarette smoking especially among adolescents, increase in fat intake and diabetic cases, and high cholesterol levels act as predisposing factors. (2) Vascular System Diseases: These types of diseases affect the circulatory system of our body. It includes Raynaud's phenomenon, arterial embolism, thrombosis, Buerger's disease, atherosclerosis, and peripheral artery disease. (3) Cancer: Some of the leading cancer killers in Philippines are- lung, cervix, breast, liver, colon and rectum, prostate, stomach, oral cavity, ovary and leukemia. (4) Accidents (5) Pneumonia (6) Tuberculosis (7) Chronic lower respiratory

diseases (8) Diabetes (9) Perinatal conditions and (10) Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis. 4. Demographic Profile of the Philippine Population as of July 2011 Population: 101,833,938 (July 2011 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 17,999,279/female 17,285,040) 15-64 years: 61.1% (male 31,103,967/female 31,097,203) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1,876,805/female 2,471,644) (2011 est.) 5. Economic Implications a. Fewer people to contribute in taxes b. Increasing number of people who are no longer economically productive c. SSS and GSIS are not automatically pegged to inflation rates. Sociocultural Implication a. In developed countries, people in the old population cluster are given numerous health benefits and assistance. They are aided by health care professionals. In developing countries such as the Philippines, there are limited benefits for the old population cluster. Often times, older adults are not given much attention by the government.