scholarly journals Mobility disability in the middle-aged: cross-sectional associations in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 594-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Melzer ◽  
Elizabeth Gardener ◽  
Jack M. Guralnik
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Mobility Disability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
English Longitudinal Study

Dyspnoea in a cross-sectional and a longitudinal study of middle-aged men: The Study of Men Born in 1913 and 1923

1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1015-1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. ERIKSSON ◽  
K. SVÄRDSUDD ◽  
B. LARSSON ◽  
L.-O. OHLSON ◽  
L. WELIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Social contact and inequalities in depression and loneliness among older adults: A mediation analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Green ◽  
Elise Whitley ◽  
Claire L Niedzwiedz ◽  
Richard J Shaw ◽  
S Vittal Katikireddi
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Depression Score ◽  
List Type ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Partner Status ◽  
English Longitudinal Study

AbstractBackgroundSocial contact, including remote contact (by telephone, email, letter or text), could help reduce social inequalities in depression and loneliness among older adults.DesignCross-sectional survey.Participants8th wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (2016/17), stratified by age (n=1,635 aged <65; n=4,123 aged 65+).MethodsInverse probability weighted estimation of average effects of weekly in-person and remote social contact on depression (score of 3+ on 8-item CES-D scale) and two measures of loneliness (sometimes/often feels lonely vs hardly ever/never; and top quintile of UCLA loneliness scale vs all others). We also estimated controlled direct effects of education, partner status, and wealth on loneliness and depression under two scenarios: 1) universal infrequent (<weekly) in-person social contact; and 2) universal weekly remote social contact.ResultsWeekly in-person social contact was associated with reduced odds of depression and loneliness, but associations with remote social contact were weak. Lower education raised odds of depression and loneliness, but differences were attenuated with infrequent in-person contact. Respondents living alone experienced more depression and loneliness than those living with a partner, and less wealth was associated with more depression. With universal infrequent in-person contact, differences narrowed among those aged under 65 but widened among those aged 65+. Universal weekly remote contact had little impact on inequalities.ConclusionsReduced in-person social contact may increase depression and loneliness among older adults, especially for those aged 65+ who live alone. Reliance on remote social contact seems unlikely to compensate for social inequalities.KeypointsIn-person social contact is associated with stronger decreases in depression and loneliness than remote contact.Universal infrequent in-person social contact could reduce educational inequalities in depression and lonelinessAdults aged 65+ who lived alone or were less wealthy were especially at risk with universally infrequent in-person contactUniversal weekly remote social contact had little impact on inequalities in depression and loneliness.

scholarly journals Cardiovascular risk factors and memory decline in middle-aged and older adults: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Olaya ◽  
Maria Victoria Moneta ◽  
Martin Bobak ◽  
Josep Maria Haro ◽  
Panayotes Demakakos
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Memory Decline ◽  
With Memory ◽  
English Longitudinal Study

Abstract Background We investigated the association between trajectories of verbal episodic memory and burden of cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged and older community-dwellers. Methods We analysed data from 4372 participants aged 50–64 and 3005 persons aged 65–79 years old from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing who were repeatedly evaluated every 2 years and had six interviews of a 10-year follow-up. We measured the following baseline risk factors: diabetes, hypertension, smoking, physical inactivity and obesity to derive a cardiovascular risk factor score (CVRFs). Adjusted linear mixed effect regression models were estimated to determine the association between number of CVFRs and six repeated measurements of verbal memory scores, separately for middle-aged and older adults. Results CVRFs was not significantly associated with memory at baseline. CVFRs was significantly associated with memory decline in middle-aged (50-64y), but not in older (65-79y) participants. This association followed a dose-response pattern with increasing number of CVFRs being associated with greater cognitive decline. Comparisons between none versus some CVRFs yielded significant differences (p < 0.05). Conclusions Our findings confirm that the effect of cumulative CVRFs on subsequent cognitive deterioration is age-dependent. CVRFs are associated with cognitive decline in people aged 50–64 years, but not in those aged ≥65 years. Although modest, the memory decline associated with accumulation of cardiovascular risk factors in midlife may increase the risk of late-life dementia.

scholarly journals Physical inactivity in relation to self-rated eyesight: cross-sectional analysis from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. e000046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Smith ◽  
Matthew A Timmis ◽  
Shahina Pardhan ◽  
Keziah Latham ◽  
James Johnstone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Analysis ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
English Longitudinal Study
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