American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 117, No. 3: 292-304
Copyright © 1983 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
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PERCEIVED HEALTH AND MORTALITY: A NINE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF THE HUMAN POPULATION LABORATORY COHORT1
(Reprint requests to Dr. Kaplan.)
Kaplan, G. A. (Human Population Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94704) and T. Camacho. Perceived health and mortality: a nine-year follow-up of the Human Population Laboratory cohort. Am J Epidemiol 1983; 117: 292–304.
The association between perceived health ratings ("excellent, " "good, " "fair," and "poor") and mortality was assessed using the 1965 Human Population Laboratory survey of a random sample of 6928 adults in Alameda County, California, and a subsequent nine-year follow-up. Risk of death during this period was significantly associated with perceived health rating in 1965. The age-adjusted relative risk for mortality from all causes for those who perceived their health as poor as compared to excellent was 2.33 for men and 5.10 for women. The association between level of perceived health and mortality persisted in multiple logistic analyses with controls for age, sex, 1965 physical health status, health practices, social network participation, income, education, health relative to age peers, anomy, morale, depression, and happiness.
health surveys; life style; longitudinal studies; mortality
1Human Population Laboratory, State of California, Department of Health Services, 2151 Berkeley Way, Annex 2, Room 211, Berkeley, CA 94704
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