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The sociable hobbies that will help you live a happier, longer life

15-Feb-2016

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People’s long term health deteriorates rapidly after retirement.

6 year mortality rate drops from 12% to 2% for people in two social groups.

Similar effect as physical activity on health.

Study of 424 participants, older than 50, over a six-year period published in BMJ Open.

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BMJ Open

Online, open access journal, dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas

Niklas Steffens

Australian Research Council DECRA Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland.

Princeton University

Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey

Stony Brook University

Public research university in New York

The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

Study that collects multidisciplinary data from a representative sample of the English population aged 50 and older.

University College London (UCL)

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