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Social participation and mental health: moderating effects of gender, social role and rurality
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Previous studies have reported that older people’s social participation has positive effects on their health. However, some studies showed that the impacts of social participation on health differ by gender. ...
Cohort Profile: The AGES 2003 Cohort Study in Aichi, Japan
(Japan Epidemiological Association, 2011)
Background: The longevity of Japanese is thought to be associated with psychosocial factors such as sense of coherence, social support, and social capital. However, the actual factors responsible and the extent of their ...
Participation in Sports Organizations and the Prevention of Functional Disability in Older Japanese: The AGES Cohort Study
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Background: We sought to examine prospectively the difference in the association between incident functional disability and exercise with or without sports organization participation. Methods: The study was based on the ...
Social Participation and the Prevention of Functional Disability in Older Japanese: The JAGES Cohort Study
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
Background: We examined the relationship between incident functional disability and social participation from the perspective of number of types of organizations participated in and type of social participation in a ...
Social Determinants of Active Aging: Differences in Mortality and the Loss of Healthy Life between Different Income Levels among Older Japanese in the AGES Cohort Study
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)
We examined the relationship between income, mortality, and loss of years of healthy life in a sample of older persons in Japan. We analyzed 22,829 persons aged 65 or older who were functionally independent at baseline as ...
Sex/Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in the Predictive Ability of Self-Rated Health for Mortality
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Background: Studies have reported that the predictive ability of self-rated health (SRH) for mortality varies by sex/gender and socioeconomic group. The purpose of this study is to evaluate this relationship in Japan and ...
Dental status and incident falls among older Japanese: a prospective cohort study
(BMJ Group, 2012)
Objective: To examine if self-reported number of teeth, denture use and chewing ability are associated with incident falls. Design: Longitudinal cohort study (the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study). Setting: 5 Japanese ...
Relative deprivation in income and mortality by leading causes among older Japanese men and women: AGES cohort study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)
Background: Relative deprivation of income is hypothesised to generate frustration and stress through upward social comparison with one's peers. If psychosocial stress is the mechanism, relative deprivation should be more ...
Is Social Network Diversity Associated with Tooth Loss among Older Japanese Adults?
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background: We sought to examine social network diversity as a potential determinant of oral health, considering size and contact frequency of the social network and oral health behaviors. Methods: Our cross-sectional study ...
Association between Social Relationship and Glycemic Control among Older Japanese: JAGES Cross-Sectional Study
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
Aim The present study examined whether social support, informal socializing and social participation are associated with glycemic control in older people. Methods: Data for this population-based cross-sectional study was ...