Abstract
Objectives: To analyze the impact of social capital measures (bonding, bridging, and linking) on all-cause mortality at 8-year follow-up among older people aged 75 and 80 at baseline. Method: Prospective cohort study on preventive home visits including 2,863 seventy-five-year-olds and 1,171 eighty-year-olds in 34 Danish municipalities. The associations of the three aspects of social capital measures with mortality were tested in Cox regression models on time to death. Results: In the 80-year-old cohort significant associations were seen between mortality and both bridging (hazards ratio (HR) = 1.24, 95% CI [1.07, 1.45]) and linking (HR = 1.21, 95% CI [1.03, 1.43]), but the associations attenuated when controlling for relevant confounders. None of the social capital measures were associated with mortality among the 75-year-olds. Conclusion: The measures of social capital used in the present study include key aspects of social capital that are associated to mortality in older populations via physical activity and mobility disability.
| Translated title of the contribution | Social kapitals betydning for dødelighed blandt ældre i 34 danske kommuner efter 8 års opfølgning |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | Journal of Aging and Health |
| Volume | 24 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1202-1222 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISSN | 0898-2643 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2012 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences