title: Mortality among a cohort of female farm residents in New York State.
abstract: A retrospective cohort study of mortality among 6,405 female farm residents who were New York Farm Bureau members, or spouses or relatives of members, was conducted from 1980 through 1993. Similar to previous findings for male farmers, the cohort experienced significantly lower mortality rates for all causes combined (including malignant neoplasms and cardiovascular disease), compared with rural nonfarm female residents. These findings suggest that farmers and farm residents of both genders have favorable habits with respect to several lifestyle factors. The results of this study were consistent with those from other studies of farm populations worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Center for Environmental Health, New York State Department of Health, Troy, New York 12180-2216, USA. wxy01@health.state.ny.us
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Syni-An
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Elizabeth L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Lewis-Michl
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Alice D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D002423:Cause of Death; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*