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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Investigating the association between social participation and all-cause mortality risk among Chinese middle-aged and older adults.

Zhengxing Xu, Xuehui Gan, Jiaxin Zeng, Peijing Yan, Chao Yang

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Zhengxing XuSchool of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Xuehui GanSchool of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Jiaxin ZengDepartment of General Surgery (Hepatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Peijing YanClinical Research Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Chao YangSchool of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.

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Objective: While the association between social participation and all-cause mortality has been investigated to some extent, the link remains inconclusive, especially in China. This study aimed to investigate the association between social participation and all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older adult people in China. Methods: Using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, and altogether 15,883 participants were included. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to assess the relationship between social participation and all-cause mortality, and subgroup analyses were conducted by age (< 60 years, ≥ 60 years) and sex. Results: With a median follow-up of 9.01 years, 2,175 participants developed deaths. Results from multivariable Cox regression modeling showed participants who participated in social activities had an all-cause risk of death of 0.88 ( Conclusion: Our results suggest social participation is an independent protective factor for all-cause death among middle-aged and older adult people in China. Active social participation helps to reduce the risk of death.

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MortalitySocial ParticipationAgedCause of DeathChinaEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRisk Factorsall-cause mortalityChina Health and Retirement Longitudinal Studymiddle-aged and older adultsprospective cohort studysocial participation

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