Why the study?
Does self-rated health predict all-cause mortality in a community-based cohort over a 30-year follow-up period?
Population
8,251 men and women aged ≥ 16 years from 5 towns in Switzerland who participated in a community-based health…
Comparison
Self-rated health categorized as 'good', 'fair'… vs Self-rated health categorized as 'excellent'.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 32 years (mean 25.8 years)
Authors
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May inform long-term risk stratification in primary care; extends observational evidence on SRH-mortality association to 30-year horizons.
Does self-rated health predict all-cause mortality in a community-based cohort over a 30-year follow-up period?
Self-rated health is a strong, dose-dependent, and independent predictor of all-cause mortality that persists over 30 years of follow-up.
Bopp et al. (2012) studied this question.
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