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Mortality risk among elderly workers

P D Blanc1, P Katz, E Yelin

  • 1Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0924.

American Journal of Industrial Medicine
|October 1, 1994
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Working longer is linked to better survival rates in older adults. However, diabetes may alter this "healthy worker effect" for those still employed.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between employment status and mortality risk in older adults.
  • To explore potential interactions between work and health conditions, specifically diabetes mellitus, on survival.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of population-based data from the Longitudinal Study on Aging.
  • Comparison of mortality risk between working (n=358) and nonworking (n=4,373) respondents aged 70+.
  • Use of multiple logistic regression models including demographic and health status predictors.

Main Results:

  • Employment was a significant predictor of survival (mortality odds ratio (OR) = 0.4).

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  • Diabetes mellitus showed a significant interaction with work status (OR = 3.5), indicating altered mortality risk patterns.

    • Conclusions:

    • A healthy worker effect persists in older populations.
    • Employment remains a protective factor for survival in older adults.
    • Diabetes mellitus modifies the survival advantage associated with continued employment in older individuals.