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| Retirement and weight changes among men and women in the Health and Retirement Study | | Author(s) | Valerie L Forman-Hoffman, Kelly K Richardson, Jon W Yankey |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 63B, no 3, May 2008 |
| Pages | pp S146-S153 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Older men ; Older women ; Weight ; Retirement ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Older adults may experience weight changes upon retirement for a number of reasons, such as being less physically active, having less structured meal times, and consuming food in response to losing personal identity, the potential for social interactions, or the sense of accomplishment derived from working. The purpose of this study was to determine whether retirement was associated with either weight gain or weight loss. The authors used the 1994-2002 (US) Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to determine whether retirement between biennial interviews was associated with weight change, separately for 1,966 men and 1,759 women. They defined weight change as a 5% increase or decrease in body mass index between interviews. Results did not find a significant association between retirement and weight change among men. Women who retired were more likely to gain weight than women who continued to work at least 20 hr per week. The authors found a significant relationship between retirement and weight gain only for women who were normal weight upon retiring and who retired from blue-collar jobs. (KJ/RH). Discussion. Public health interventions may be indicated for women, particularly those working in blue-collar occupations, in order to prevent weight gain upon retirement. |
| Accession Number | CPA-091209207 A |
| Classmark | BC: BD: 4X6: G3: 3J: 7T |
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