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Mortality of the oldest old in China — the role of social and solitary customary activities
Author(s)	Rongjun Sun, Yuzhi Liu
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 18, no 1, February 2006
Pages	pp 37-55
Source	http://www.sagepub.com
Keywords	Octogenarians ; Death ; Longevity ; Exercise ; Mobility ; Activities of older people ; Longitudinal surveys ; China.
Annotation	Weibull hazard models analyse mortality risk of Chinese people aged 80+ within a 2-year period between 1998 and 2000 using data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Results show that solitary activities, either active or sedentary, are significantly associated with lower mortality risk. The effect of social activities on mortality gradually diminishes with age and is reversed in very old age when physical exercise, health status and sociodemographic characteristics are controlled. Customary activities, which are less physically demanding, show independent effects on older people's survival. Withdrawal from social contact may be an adaptive response to challenges faced at very advanced ages. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060306203 A
Classmark	BBM: CW: BGA: CEA: C4: G: 3J: 7DC
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