Childhood socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with lower mortality in older Japanese men: the JAGES cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood socioeconomic disadvantage has been previously linked to increased mortality risk in adulthood. However, most previous studies have focused on middle-aged adults in Western contexts. Here, we sought to examine the association between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality among healthy older Japanese adults.

Methods

We conducted a 3-year follow-up of participants in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES), a population-based cohort of 65- to 103-year-old Japanese adults. Childhood SES was assessed by survey at baseline. Mortality from 2010 to 2013 was analysed for 15 449 respondents (7143 men and 8306 women). Cox regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) for risk of death.

Results

A total of 754 deaths occurr

SUBMITTER: Tani Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5965916 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature