Reading daily predicts reduced mortality among men from a cohort of community-dwelling 70-year-olds
Reading daily predicts reduced mortality among men from a cohort of community-dwelling 70-year-olds
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/63.2.s73
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Stessman, Jochanan
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作者：
Jacobs, Jeremy M.;Hammennan-Rozenberg, Robert;Stessman, Jochanan
目标。尽管休闲活动的社交和身体成分已被证明有益于成功衰老，但单独和非剧烈活动对随后衰老的影响尚不清楚。这项研究检查了阅读活动，以调查单独的、非剧烈的活动与衰老和死亡率的关系。方法。耶路撒冷纵向研究中出生于 1920 年至 1921 年的一组视觉和认知功能完好的社区居民参与者在 70 岁和 78 岁时接受了全面评估。我们收集了 8 年的死亡率数据。我们将阅读频率分为每日或更少，并按性别分别进行数据分析。结果。每天阅读在 70 岁（占样本的 62%）和 78 岁（68%）年龄段都很常见，并且在基线时与女性、西方血统、较高的社会经济和教育地位、就业和减少用药有关。在我们对众多社会、医疗和健康参数进行调整后，男性在 8 年随访中的死亡率风险比显着降低（风险比 0.44，95% 置信区间 = 0.23-0.84）。 讨论。研究结果表明，缺乏社交或身体益处的休闲活动可能有助于改善老龄化，从而预测男性死亡率的降低。在考虑休闲活动对老年人的影响时，对休闲活动进行更广泛的定义可能会有所帮助。
Objectives. Although social and physical components of leisure activity have proven beneficial to successful aging, the influence of solitary and nonstrenuous activity on subsequent aging is unclear. This study examined reading activity to investigate the relationship of a solitary, nonstrenuous activity on aging and mortality.Methods. A cohort of visually and cognitively intact community-dwelling participants born in 1920-1921, taken from the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study, underwent comprehensive assessment at ages 70 and 78. We collected mortality data spanning 8 years. We dichotomized reading frequency to daily or less and performed data analyses separately by gender.Results. Reading daily was common at both ages 70 (62% of the sample) and 78 (68%) and was associated at baseline with female gender, Western origin, higher socioeconomic and educational statuses, employment, and reduced medications. The hazard ratio for mortality over the 8-year follow-up among men was significantly reduced (hazard ratio 0.44, 95% confidence interval = 0.23-0.84) after we adjusted for numerous social, medical, and health parameters.Discussion. The findings suggest that leisure activities devoid of social or physical benefits may nonetheless contribute to improved aging, predicting reduced mortality among men. A broader definition of leisure activities may be useful when considering the impact of these activities among older people.