Social participation and mortality according to company size of the longest-held job among older men in Japan: A 6-year follow-up study from the JAGES.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social participation (type/pattern) and mortality according to company size of the longest-held job among older men in Japan who have worked in the company.

Methods

Longitudinal data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study were used in this study. Functionally independent individuals aged 65 years and older in Japan were surveyed. Work and community organizations (local community, hobbies, and sports) were used as social participation. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to calculate mortality hazard ratios.

Results

Analysis was carried out on 19 260 participants. A total of 2870 deaths occurred during the 6-year follow-up period. Those in companies with 49 or fewer employees had

SUBMITTER: Kanamori S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8012407 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature