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The influence of social relations on mortality in later life
— a study on elderly Danish twins | | Author(s) | Domenica Rasulo, Kaare Christensen, Cecilia Tomassini |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 45, no 5, October 2005 |
| Pages | pp 601-608 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Personal relationships ; Death ; Longevity ; Twins ; Over 70s ; Longitudinal surveys ; Denmark. |
| Annotation | Does the presence of a spouse and frequency of interaction with children, relatives and friends significantly influence the likelihood of dying at an older age? This study uses data for 2147 Danish twins aged 75+ from the Longitudinal Study of Ageing Danish Twins (LSADT) who were followed prospectively from 1995 to 2001. The effect of social ties was modelled using event history analysis. Survival is found to be extended by having a spouse and close ties with friends and the co-twin. However, contact frequency with friends and the co-twin is significant, respectively, only for women and identical twins. Investigating social relations sheds light on the life span of individuals older than age 75. The importance of social relations beyond the presence of the spouse for survival even at very old ages, is stressed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070904207 A |
| Classmark | DS: CW: BGA: SVR: BBK: 3J: 76K |
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