Well-being among 50-year-old people. The population study "50-year-old people in Kungsör".
Self-assessed well-being has been shown to be related to earlier medical events and to be a predictor of mortality. 50-year-old men and women (n = 314) in Kungsör were invited to an examination for traditional risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and different aspects of self-assessed well-being. The differences between men and women concerning their well-being could not explain the differences in the expected mortality between the sexes. A well-developed social network and physical exercise were the most positive determinants of well-being, while drug intake, angina pectoris, and smoking were the most negative.
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Department of Family Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden.
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D001007:Anxiety; D004358:Drug Therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006311:Hearing Disorders; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D014785:Vision, Ocular