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Leisure activities and mortality
— does gender matter? | | Author(s) | Neda Agahi, Marti G Parker |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 20, no 7, October 2008 |
| Pages | pp 855-871 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Recreation ; Participation ; Death ; Correlation ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | The association between participation in leisure activities and mortality risk was examined in a representative sample of 1246 men and women aged 65 to 95 interviewed for the Swedish Level of Living Survey (LNU) 1991 or the Swedish Panel Study of Living Condition of the Oldest Old (SWEOLD) 1992, and followed for 12 years. Cox regression analysed mortality risk. Participating in only a few activities doubled mortality risk compared to those with the highest participation levels, even after controlling for age, education, walking ability, and other health indicators. Women had a dose-response relationship between overall participation and survival. Strong associations with survival were found for engagement in organisational activities and study circles among women, and hobby activities and gardening among men. Results suggest gender differences in the association between leisure activities and mortality. Women display a decreasing mortality risk for each additional activity. Social activities have the strongest effects on survival among women, whereas men seem to benefit from solitary activities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090903206 A |
| Classmark | H: TMB: CW: 49: 3J: 76P |
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