Is dog ownership associated with mortality? A nationwide registry study

TY - JOUR

T1 - Is dog ownership associated with mortality?

T2 - A nationwide registry study

AU - Sørensen, Ivalu Katajavaara

AU - Bidstrup, Pernille Envold

AU - Rod, Naja Hulvej

AU - Rühling, Tjorben

AU - Johansen, Christoffer

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - We examined the association between dog ownership and mortality and whether the association depends on having a spouse in a population-based registry study. All Danish citizens over age 18 years who died in 2015 (N=45 864) were matched to five people who remained alive in 2015 (N=229 320). The total sample were linked to a mandatory nationwide register of dog ownership. Dog ownership was associated with slightly 8% lower all-cause mortality. The association was confined to people without a spouse (OR 0.86; 95% CI 0.82-0.91), while the association was weaker in people with a spouse (OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.93-1.03).

AB - We examined the association between dog ownership and mortality and whether the association depends on having a spouse in a population-based registry study. All Danish citizens over age 18 years who died in 2015 (N=45 864) were matched to five people who remained alive in 2015 (N=229 320). The total sample were linked to a mandatory nationwide register of dog ownership. Dog ownership was associated with slightly 8% lower all-cause mortality. The association was confined to people without a spouse (OR 0.86; 95% CI 0.82-0.91), while the association was weaker in people with a spouse (OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.93-1.03).

U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/cky164

DO - 10.1093/eurpub/cky164

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 30165601

SN - 1101-1262

VL - 28

SP - 1169

EP - 1171

JO - European Journal of Public Health

JF - European Journal of Public Health

IS - 6

ER -