Age-related changes in factors associated with self-rated health in Swedish older adults- findings from the Gothenburg H70 study cohort born 1930.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge about age-related changes in factors associated with self-rated health (SRH) in older adults is still limited.

Objective

To explore changes in SRH and analyze the strength of the association between different factors and SRH at ages 70, 75, 85, and 88 in a cohort born in 1930.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies.

Subjects

939 individuals, providing 1841 observations.

Method

SRH was assessed using the same question at every examination. Factors potentially affecting SRH included somatic and mental disease burden, functional ability, life satisfaction, and loneliness. Lung function was included as an indicator of physical fitness. Descriptive statistics and binary regression were used to explo

SUBMITTER: Thornqvist K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023556 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature