Persistence of health habits and their relationship to mortality

摘要: Abstract This paper explores the relationship of seven personal health practices and subsequent mortality in 9 1 2 years between an initial survey 6,928 adults made Alameda County, California, 1965 a follow-up 1974. The are: never smoking cigarettes, regular physical activity, moderate or no use alcohol, 7–8 hr sleep/day regularly, maintaining proper weight, eating breakfast, not meals. When accumulated to form practice score from 0 7, number showed striking inverse with age-adjusted rates, especially for men. Men following had rate only 28% that men zero three practices. Women 43% women Both themselves their are shown be reasonably stable over -year period follow-up. These results lend support hypothesis good status respondents largely responsible observed relationships. other methodological issues explored.