Causal Structure for the Healthy Longevity Based on the Socioeconomic Status, Healthy Diet and Lifestyle, and Three Health Dimensions, in Japan

Author:

Hoshi Tanji

Abstract

This chapter aims to clarify the causal relationship between healthy life expectancy, socioeconomic status, dietary habits, lifestyle habits, and three health factors, as indicated by the WHO. In addition, the annual income threshold for couples to maintain a certain number of survival days will be clarified. Of the 16,462 elderly people aged 65 and over, 13,195 were included in the self-assessment questionnaire survey conducted in September 2001. A follow-up survey was completed in 2004, and 8,162 survivors were followed until August 2007. From a cross-lagged effects variation model, causal relationships were analyzed using longitudinal survival days between 2004 and 2007. After estimating a best-fit model, we discovered that current dietary and lifestyle habits did not determine healthy longevity. However, the survival days were more directly affected by three health-related dimensions three years earlier based on educational attainment and previous annual income indirectly. This study suggests that it might be of great importance for elderly individuals to emphasize income maintenance rather than focusing on diet and lifestyle improvements. In addition to showing a statistically significant relationship between income and survival days, we clarified that there is a threshold for income to maintain a certain number of survival days. For the elderly, it was 4.5 million yen(3,462 US $) for both sexes as a marital yearly income.

Publisher

IntechOpen

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3