Alameda County Study

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Short description: California health study

The Alameda County Study is a longitudinal study of residents from Alameda County, California, which examines the relationship between lifestyle and health.[1] The "1965 cohort" were given health questionnaires in 1965, 1973, 1985, 1988, 1994, and 1999. The researchers found that those who followed five practices lived healthier and longer lives:[2][3]

  • Avoiding smoking.
  • Exercising regularly.
  • Maintaining a healthy body weight.
  • Sleeping seven to eight hours per night. (For related research, see Sleep.)
  • Limiting consumption of alcoholic drinks.

Another study of the Alameda cohort suggests that social and community ties can also help an individual to live longer.[4]

Later studies of the cohort considered the impact of religiosity, social status, and hearing loss on health outcomes.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Housman, Jeff; Dorman, Steve (September–October 2005). "The Alameda County Study: A Systematic, Chronological Review". American Journal of Health Education (Reston, VA: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) 36 (5): 302–308. doi:10.1080/19325037.2005.10608200. ERIC document number EJ792845. ISSN 1055-6699. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ792845.pdf. Retrieved 7 June 2010. 
  2. ↑ Housman & Dorman 2005, pp. 303–304. "The linear model supported previous findings, including regular exercise, limited alcohol consumption, abstinence from smoking, sleeping 7-8 hours a night, and maintenance of a healthy weight play an important role in promoting longevity and delaying illness and death." Citing: Wingard, D. L.; Berkman, L. F.; Brand, R. J. (1982). "A multivariate analysis of health-related practices: a nine-year mortality follow-up of the Alameda County Study". Am J Epidemiol 116 (5): 765–775. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113466. PMID 7148802. 
  3. ↑ Kaplan, Robert M. (2004). "Alameda County Study". Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior. SAGE Publications, Inc.. pp. 32. doi:10.4135/9781412952576.n10. ISBN 9780761923602. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofhe0002unse. Retrieved 2019-07-26. 
  4. ↑ Berkman, L. F.; Syme, S. L. (1979). "Social networks, host resistance, and mortality: a nine-year follow-up study of Alameda County residents". Am J Epidemiol 109 (2): 186–204. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112674. PMID 425958. https://academic.oup.com/aje/article-abstract/109/2/186/74197.  (Lay summary in: Brody, Jane E. (12 June 2017). "Social Interaction Is Critical for Mental and Physical Health". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/well/live/having-friends-is-good-for-you.html. )



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