TY - JOUR
T1 - Healthy aging in a cross-sectional study of Australian men: what has sex got to do with it?
AU - Holden, Carol A
AU - Collins, Veronica Rose
AU - Handelsman, David J
AU - Jolley, Damien John
AU - Pitts, Marian
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Aim: To identify lifestyle factors associated with healthy aging in middle-aged and older Australian men. Methods: A cross-sectional, population-based, computer-assisted telephone interview study explored self-reported health outcomes, and associated determinants for general and reproductive health (the Men in Australia Telephone Survey) in men aged 40 years and older (n=5990). Good health was defined by self-reported health (excellent/very good) combined with absence of self-reported high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and depression symptoms. Categories of sexual activity frequency in the previous four weeks ranged from zero to 12+ times. Results: Good health declined with increasing age with 17 of men over 70 years reporting good health . In multivariable logistic regression models, significant inverse associations were found between modifiable lifestyle factors-both underweight and overweight/obesity, physical inactivity, smoking and high alcohol consumption-and good health . Low-risk alcohol intake and living with a partner were positively associated with good health . Sexual activity was also positively associated with good health (p
AB - Aim: To identify lifestyle factors associated with healthy aging in middle-aged and older Australian men. Methods: A cross-sectional, population-based, computer-assisted telephone interview study explored self-reported health outcomes, and associated determinants for general and reproductive health (the Men in Australia Telephone Survey) in men aged 40 years and older (n=5990). Good health was defined by self-reported health (excellent/very good) combined with absence of self-reported high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and depression symptoms. Categories of sexual activity frequency in the previous four weeks ranged from zero to 12+ times. Results: Good health declined with increasing age with 17 of men over 70 years reporting good health . In multivariable logistic regression models, significant inverse associations were found between modifiable lifestyle factors-both underweight and overweight/obesity, physical inactivity, smoking and high alcohol consumption-and good health . Low-risk alcohol intake and living with a partner were positively associated with good health . Sexual activity was also positively associated with good health (p
UR - http://informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/13685538.2013.843167
U2 - 10.3109/13685538.2013.843167
DO - 10.3109/13685538.2013.843167
M3 - Article
VL - 17
SP - 25
EP - 29
JO - The Aging Male
JF - The Aging Male
SN - 1368-5538
IS - 1
ER -