Combined impact of traditional and non-traditional health behaviors on mortality: a national prospective cohort study in Spanish older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on the combined effect of lifestyles on mortality in older people have generally been collected from highly selected populations and have been limited to traditional health behaviors. In this study, we examined the combined impact of three traditional (smoking, physical activity and diet) and three non-traditional health behaviors (sleep duration, sedentary time and social interaction) on mortality among older adults.

Methods

A cohort of 3,465 individuals, representative of the Spanish population aged ≥60 years, was established in 2000/2001 and followed-up prospectively through 2011. At baseline, the following positive behaviors were self-reported: never smoking or quitting tobacco >15 years, being very or moderately physically active, having a healthy diet s

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Gomez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3621845 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature