Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study
Dog ownership has been reported to have beneficial effects on physical activity and emotional well-being, both known to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between dog ownership during the whole life course and having T2D in later life. Th...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/301868 2024-01-07T09:42:41+01:00 Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study Laine, Merja K. Wasenius, Niko S. Lohi, Hannes Simonen, Mika Tiira, Katriina Eriksson, Johan G. Salonen, Minna K. Clinicum Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care University of Helsinki HUS Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District Helsinki University Hospital Area Hannes Tapani Lohi / Principal Investigator Veterinary Genetics Veterinary Biosciences Research Programme for Molecular Neurology Research Programs Unit Helsinki One Health (HOH) Sociology Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Johan Eriksson / Principal Investigator 2019-05-20T07:12:01Z 6 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/301868 eng eng International Union for Circumpolar Health 10.1080/22423982.2019.1611328 This study was funded by Finska Lakaresallskapet [NA]; Medicinska Understodsforeningen Liv och Halsa (FI) [na]; Samfundet Folkhalsan [na]; andSigne ja Ane Gyllenbergin Saatio [na]. The funding sources have no role in the conduct of the research or preparation of the article. Laine , M K , Wasenius , N S , Lohi , H , Simonen , M , Tiira , K , Eriksson , J G & Salonen , M K 2019 , ' Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 78 , no. 1 , 1611328 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1611328 ORCID: /0000-0002-9007-6660/work/57800284 ORCID: /0000-0002-1848-1514/work/57801638 ORCID: /0000-0003-0004-9165/work/58954846 82f4dca2-9307-45fc-a6c4-9152d90a9df1 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/301868 000466517600001 cc_by_nc openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Aged Finland diabetes mellitus leisure activities public health practice sedentary lifestyle PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY RISK DEFINITION WALKING IMPACT PETS 3142 Public health care science environmental and occupational health Article publishedVersion 2019 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:03:52Z Dog ownership has been reported to have beneficial effects on physical activity and emotional well-being, both known to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between dog ownership during the whole life course and having T2D in later life. The study subjects consisted of 731 people (307 men and 424 women) from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study. We assessed dog ownership with questionnaires, for every decade of life as well as current dog ownership. We investigated the associations between dog ownership and T2D with generalised estimating equation models and with generalised linear models. At a mean age of 71.0 (standard deviation [SD] 2.6) years, 13% of the participants had T2D. Dog ownership prior to the clinical examination was not associated with T2D (p >= 0.51). In men, but not in women, current dog owners had greater odds of having T2D compared with the non-owners when adjusted for age when clinically examined, socio-economic status, smoking, leisure-time physical activity, chronic diseases (OR = 3.32, 95% confidence interval 1.25-8.79, p = 0.016). In the age group of people around 70 years, dog ownership is not associated with reduced odds for developing T2D. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository International Journal of Circumpolar Health 78 1 1611328 |
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Aged Finland diabetes mellitus leisure activities public health practice sedentary lifestyle PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY RISK DEFINITION WALKING IMPACT PETS 3142 Public health care science environmental and occupational health Laine, Merja K. Wasenius, Niko S. Lohi, Hannes Simonen, Mika Tiira, Katriina Eriksson, Johan G. Salonen, Minna K. Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study |
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Dog ownership has been reported to have beneficial effects on physical activity and emotional well-being, both known to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between dog ownership during the whole life course and having T2D in later life. The study subjects consisted of 731 people (307 men and 424 women) from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study. We assessed dog ownership with questionnaires, for every decade of life as well as current dog ownership. We investigated the associations between dog ownership and T2D with generalised estimating equation models and with generalised linear models. At a mean age of 71.0 (standard deviation [SD] 2.6) years, 13% of the participants had T2D. Dog ownership prior to the clinical examination was not associated with T2D (p >= 0.51). In men, but not in women, current dog owners had greater odds of having T2D compared with the non-owners when adjusted for age when clinically examined, socio-economic status, smoking, leisure-time physical activity, chronic diseases (OR = 3.32, 95% confidence interval 1.25-8.79, p = 0.016). In the age group of people around 70 years, dog ownership is not associated with reduced odds for developing T2D. Peer reviewed |
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Clinicum Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care University of Helsinki HUS Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District Helsinki University Hospital Area Hannes Tapani Lohi / Principal Investigator Veterinary Genetics Veterinary Biosciences Research Programme for Molecular Neurology Research Programs Unit Helsinki One Health (HOH) Sociology Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Johan Eriksson / Principal Investigator |
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Laine, Merja K. Wasenius, Niko S. Lohi, Hannes Simonen, Mika Tiira, Katriina Eriksson, Johan G. Salonen, Minna K. |
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Laine, Merja K. Wasenius, Niko S. Lohi, Hannes Simonen, Mika Tiira, Katriina Eriksson, Johan G. Salonen, Minna K. |
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Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study |
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Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study |
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Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study |
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Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study |
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Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study |
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association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the helsinki birth cohort study |
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10.1080/22423982.2019.1611328 This study was funded by Finska Lakaresallskapet [NA]; Medicinska Understodsforeningen Liv och Halsa (FI) [na]; Samfundet Folkhalsan [na]; andSigne ja Ane Gyllenbergin Saatio [na]. The funding sources have no role in the conduct of the research or preparation of the article. Laine , M K , Wasenius , N S , Lohi , H , Simonen , M , Tiira , K , Eriksson , J G & Salonen , M K 2019 , ' Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life : the Helsinki birth cohort study ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 78 , no. 1 , 1611328 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1611328 ORCID: /0000-0002-9007-6660/work/57800284 ORCID: /0000-0002-1848-1514/work/57801638 ORCID: /0000-0003-0004-9165/work/58954846 82f4dca2-9307-45fc-a6c4-9152d90a9df1 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/301868 000466517600001 |
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