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. 2022 Jun 5;32(6):245–253. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20200427

Table 3. Association of the types and the number of leisure activities with all-cause mortality in older Japanese adults (n = 48,216), Japan, 2010–2016.

Type and the number of leisure activities No. of deaths Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c



HR 95% CI P for trend HR 95% CI P for trend HR 95% CI P for trend
Physically-active leisure activities       <0.001     <0.001     <0.001
0 3,168 1.00 Referent   1.00 Referent   1.00 Referent  
1 1,403 0.80 0.75, 0.85   0.91 0.85, 0.97   0.91 0.85, 0.97  
2–8 1,004 0.65 0.60, 0.70   0.80 0.74, 0.86   0.80 0.74, 0.86  
Cultural leisure activities       0.026     0.717     0.827
0 3,931 1.00 Referent   1.00 Referent   1.00 Referent  
1 1,099 0.93 0.86, 0.99   0.97 0.90, 1.04   0.97 0.90, 1.04  
2–8 545 0.92 0.84, 1.01   0.99 0.90, 1.09   1.00 0.90, 1.10  
Other leisure activitiesd       <0.001     <0.001     <0.001
0 3,663 1.00 Referent   1.00 Referent   1.00 Referent  
1 1,401 0.86 0.81, 0.92   0.94 0.88, 1.00   0.94 0.88, 1.00  
2–6 511 0.66 0.60, 0.73   0.75 0.68, 0.83   0.76 0.69, 0.84  

CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.

aCox proportional hazards regression analysis; adjusted for sex, age, education, income, and employment status.

bCox proportional hazards regression analysis; additionally adjusted for living situation, marital status, smoking status, alcohol intake, body mass index, instrumental activities of daily living, depressive symptoms, cognitive complaints, self-rated health status, and chronic diseases (cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, respiratory disease, and other diseases).

cCox proportional hazards regression analysis; additionally adjusted for frequency of meet friends, number of friends, emotional social support (received), and instrumental social support (received).

dIncludes PC, karaoke, traveling, fishing, pachinko, and other.