Gender and age variations in the association between multigenerational cohabitation and self-rated health among middle-aged and older adults in Japan.

ABSTRACT: Despite encouraging multi-generational cohabitation, the population of Japanese people living alone has increased. However, little is known about the association between health and multigenerational cohabitation. This study examined the relationship between self-rated health and living arrangements among Japanese adults using data from the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study (2013-2017). The analysis employed multivariate logistic regression to examine the associations. Our results showed no association between living arrangements and self-rated health when stratified by gender. Living alone was found to be associated with poor self-rated health among women aged 65 and above. A similar association may exist among men in the same age group. Among women aged < 65 years, two-

SUBMITTER: Nogimura A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11219238 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature