Key result
Higher social support was significantly associated with lower 6-year all-cause mortality among older Japanese-American men compared to the lowest social support quartile (RR 0.52; 95% CI 0.43-0.64).
Why the study?
Does higher social support reduce all-cause mortality in older Japanese-American men?
Cohort (n=3,497)
No
Does higher social support reduce all-cause mortality in older Japanese-American men?
Effect estimate: RR 0.52 (95% CI 0.43-0.64)
Absolute Event Rate: 15.7% vs 33.8%
p-value: p=<.001
Higher social networks are significantly and independently associated with reduced 6-year all-cause mortality in older Japanese-American men.
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Should not yet change practice; leaves open whether social support interventions improve survival in older Japanese-American men.
Ceria et al. (2001) conducted a cohort in General population (n=3,497). High social support (highest quartile of Lubben Social Networks Scale) vs. Low social support (lowest quartile) was evaluated on All-cause mortality (RR 0.52, 95% CI 0.43-0.64, p=<.001). Higher social support was significantly associated with lower 6-year all-cause mortality among older Japanese-American men compared to the lowest social support quartile (RR 0.52; 95% CI 0.43-0.64).
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