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Leaving the House Linked To Longevity in Older Adults (yahoo.com)

Posted by msmash on from the something-to-keep-in-mind dept.

Researchers in Israel have found that leaving the house regularly can "contribute to a longer life" for elderly people. From a report: For study participants in their 70s, 80s and 90s, the frequency with which they left the house predicted how likely they were to make it to the next age milestone, researchers report in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. "The simple act of getting out of the house every day propels people into engagement with the world," said lead author Dr. Jeremy Jacobs of Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem in a phone interview. "We saw similar benefits that you'd expect from treating blood pressure or cholesterol with medicine," Jacobs said. "Social factors are important in the process of aging." Jacobs and colleagues analyzed data on 3,375 adults at ages 70, 78, 85 and 90 who were participating in the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study.

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  1. healthy by bugs2squash · · Score: 5, Insightful

    simply being healthy enough to leave the house means you are not as sick

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    Nullius in verba
    1. Re:healthy by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Constant Masturbation linked carpal tunnel syndrome."

      You're holding it wrong.

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      It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
    2. Re:healthy by SandorZoo · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The very first sentence of the article says they tried to adjust for health (which is not a surprise):

      For older people, getting out of the house regularly may contribute to a longer life - and the effect is independent of medical problems or mobility issues, according to new research from Israel.

      The article is available for money from here, but the abstract says they adjusted for:

      * social (sex, marital status, financial status, loneliness)
      * functional (sex, self-rated health, fatigue, depression, physical activity, activity of daily living difficulty)
      * medical (sex, chronic pain, visual impairment, hearing impairment, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease)

  2. Leaving the House by mentil · · Score: 5, Funny

    And this, ladies and gentleman, is why we need term limits for our Representatives. For their own health and safety.

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    Corruption is convincing someone that the selfless ideal is the same as their selfish ideal.
  3. Are you sure you got the order right? by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Researchers in Israel have found that leaving the house regularly can "contribute to a longer life" for elderly people

    Or that being in poor health means you're less inclined to exert yourself.