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To examine the relationship between living arrangements and long-term survival in middle-aged and older adults, and to determine the influence of sociodemographic factors, health behaviors, and chronic medical conditions.

March 1, 1992American Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Living arrangements and survival among middle-aged and older adults in the NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study.

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MDM A DavisColumbia University JNJohn NeuhausUniversity of California, San Francisco DMDeborah J. MoritzUniversity of California, San Francisco

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Cohort study reveals living arrangements modestly influence survival in middle-aged and older men but not women, suggesting gender-specific mortality vulnerabilities.

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To examine the relationship between living arrangements and long-term survival in middle-aged and older adults, and to determine the influence of sociodemographic factors, health behaviors, and chronic medical conditions.
Analyzed data from 7,651 adults aged 45 to 74 years initially evaluated in NHANES I (1971–1975) and traced in the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study (1982–1984).
Categorized living arrangements into living alone, living with a spouse, or living with someone other than a spouse.
Assessed modifying effects of sociodemographic indicators (race, education, income, employment), health behaviors (alcohol use, smoking, physical activity, obesity), and chronic medical conditions.
Living arrangements exhibited a weak association with survival among men, but showed no association with survival among women.
Men living alone and men living with a non-spouse shared an equal survival disadvantage compared to married men, with effects stronger in middle-aged men than in older men.
Income, race, employment status, and physical activity modified the association between living arrangements and survival, varying across age, gender, and living situation.

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Davis et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1dec6e49e88a0d41605447 https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.82.3.401

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Cohort study reveals living arrangements modestly influence survival in middle-aged and older men but not women, suggesting gender-specific mortality vulnerabilities.

Living arrangements and survival among middle-aged and older adults in the NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study.

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Living arrangements and survival among middle-aged and older adults in the NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study.

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