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Characteristics of long-surviving men
— results from a nine-year longitudinal study | | Author(s) | P J Maxson, C Hancock Gold, S Berg |
| Journal title | Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 9, no 3, June 1997 |
| Pages | pp 214-220 |
| Keywords | Older men ; Longevity ; Health [elderly] ; Cognitive processes ; Variance analysis ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Although life expectancy of men is commonly less than that of women, previous analyses of a longitudinal data set revealed a sub-sample of older men whose survival curves over 20 years are similar to those of women in the sample. The main purpose of this Swedish research is to identify factors which differentiate this group of `successful' males from other males in the sample. Data from two groups of males (and two groups of females) in Gothenburg, Sweden, were examined using analysis of variance, chi squared analysis, and survival analysis. Data include measures in a variety of biomedical, functional, behavioural, and psychological areas collected during in-home and hospital examinations. Results show that `successful' males have significantly higher scores in both cognitive abilities and health, initially and at longitudinal follow-ups. The combination of overall high scores in the multiple domains evidently gives this group of men an advantage over the others. The results emphasise the importance of recognising the sub-groups in the ageing population with different developmental patterns, and tailoring both research and services to the uniqueness of these groups. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980423222 A |
| Classmark | BC: BGA: CC: DA: 3YA: 3J: 76P |
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