Association of Healthy Habits Beliefs and Mortality in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study.
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SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Villa JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5886820 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
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Association of Healthy Habits Beliefs and Mortality in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study.
Fernández-Villa Julio M JM Márquez David X DX Sánchez-Garrido Natalia N Pérez-Zepeda Mario U MU González-Lara Mariana M
Journal of aging and health 20170706 6
<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this article is to establish the association between beliefs about healthy habits and mortality in a group of Mexican older adults.<h4>Method</h4>This is an 11-year follow-up secondary analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study.<h4>Results</h4>There was a significant difference ( p < .001) in survival rate between those participants who believed that healthy habits have the potential to improve health compared with those who did not. After adjustment for confound ...[more]
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