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Cooking skills, living alone, and mortality: JAGES cohort study.
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The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity [Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act] 2023 Nov 10; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 131. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 10. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Living alone without someone to cook meals for them can happen more frequently in aging due to bereavement, divorce, or other family changes. Health risks to older adults due to poor cooking skills may be more pronounced among those living alone. We aimed to examine whether cooking skills are associated with mortality according to cohabitation status in older Japanese people.<br />Methods: Participants in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, a population-based cohort of independent older adults, were followed for three years (nā=ā10,647). Cooking skill was assessed using a scale with good validity and modified for Japanese people in the baseline survey. After stratification by living alone or together, participants with high and low cooking skills were matched on demographic, socioeconomic, health-related factors, and availability of food stores using propensity score matching. All-cause mortality risks were compared between high and low cooking skills using Cox regression models.<br />Results: During the follow-up, 520 of the 10,647 participants died. One hundred and seventy-one pairs of high and low cooking skills were matched among those living alone, and 2,161 pairs among those living with others were matched as well. The hazard ratio of the low level of cooking skills (vs. high) was 2.50 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.10-5.68) among those living alone, while 1.05 (95% CI: 0.82-1.33) among those living with others.<br />Conclusion: Lower cooking skills were associated with a higher risk of mortality only among those living alone. Cooking skills may be important for older adults who live alone to reduce mortality risk.<br /> (© 2023. The Author(s).)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Aged
Cohort Studies
Family Characteristics
Aging
Japan
Home Environment
Cooking
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1479-5868
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37950296
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01522-1