TY - JOUR
T1 - Activity and mortality among aged persons over an eight-year period
AU - Lee, D. J.
AU - Markides, K. S.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - The influence of level of activity on mortality was examined with data from an eight-year (1976 to 1984) longitudinal study of 508 older Mexican Americans and Anglos. Over the study interval, 119 subjects were confirmed to have died. Activity was a significant predictor of mortality at the univariate level. However, when age, gender, education, marital status, ethnicity, and self-rated health were controlled for in the analysis, activity was not a significant predictor of mortality. The popular notion that an active life among elderly persons might lead to extended longevity was not supported by these data.
AB - The influence of level of activity on mortality was examined with data from an eight-year (1976 to 1984) longitudinal study of 508 older Mexican Americans and Anglos. Over the study interval, 119 subjects were confirmed to have died. Activity was a significant predictor of mortality at the univariate level. However, when age, gender, education, marital status, ethnicity, and self-rated health were controlled for in the analysis, activity was not a significant predictor of mortality. The popular notion that an active life among elderly persons might lead to extended longevity was not supported by these data.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronj/45.1.S39
DO - 10.1093/geronj/45.1.S39
M3 - Article
C2 - 2295785
AN - SCOPUS:0025067404
SN - 0022-1422
VL - 45
SP - S39-S42
JO - Journals of Gerontology
JF - Journals of Gerontology
IS - 1
ER -