Association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people: a comparative study of Finland and Japan
Abstract Background Educational attainment is associated with physical activity among older people. However, little is known about its association with sedentary lifestyle in European as well as Asian nations. This study aims to examine the associations between educational attainment and daily telev...
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| description | Abstract Background Educational attainment is associated with physical activity among older people. However, little is known about its association with sedentary lifestyle in European as well as Asian nations. This study aims to examine the associations between educational attainment and daily television viewing as an indicator of a sedentary lifestyle among older working and retired people in Finland and Japan. Methods We used cross-sectional harmonized data from two cohorts, the Finnish Public Sector study (n = 10,744) and the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (n = 2493), evaluating individuals aged 65–75 years old. We defined high-duration television viewing as ≥4 h per day. Poisson regression was used to examine the association between educational attainment and high-duration television viewing, stratified by the current working status. Models were adjusted for age, sex, household size, smoking, alcohol, body mass index, chronic diseases, mental disorders, and physical activity. Results Of the participants, 27% in Finland and 30% in Japan reported high-duration television viewing. Compared with a low education (≤9 years), Finnish and Japanese retirees with a high education (≥13 years) had less high-duration television viewing [prevalence ratio, PR 0.68 (95% confidence interval 0.63–0.73) and 0.66 (0.55–0.79), respectively]. The corresponding PRs for Finnish and Japanese retirees with intermediate education were also lowered [0.89 (0.83–0.95) and 0.79 (0.68–0.91), respectively]. Among older people still at work, educational attainment was associated with high-duration television viewing among the Japanese but not among the Finnish. Conclusion A similar association between educational attainment and high-duration television viewing in Finland and Japan particularly after retirement suggests a robust and consistent impact of educational attainment on a sedentary lifestyle after retirements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5200722ad55f467ba5ee10875f10538c2022-12-21T20:29:46ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582018-07-011811710.1186/s12889-018-5860-4Association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people: a comparative study of Finland and JapanTaishi Tsuji0Airi Amemiya1Kokoro Shirai2Sari Stenholm3Jaana Pentti4Tuula Oksanen5Jussi Vahtera6Katsunori Kondo7Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba UniversityDepartment of Health Education and Health Sociology, School of Public Health, The University of TokyoDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka UniversityDepartment of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University HospitalDepartment of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University HospitalFinnish Institute of Occupational HealthDepartment of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University HospitalCenter for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba UniversityAbstract Background Educational attainment is associated with physical activity among older people. However, little is known about its association with sedentary lifestyle in European as well as Asian nations. This study aims to examine the associations between educational attainment and daily television viewing as an indicator of a sedentary lifestyle among older working and retired people in Finland and Japan. Methods We used cross-sectional harmonized data from two cohorts, the Finnish Public Sector study (n = 10,744) and the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (n = 2493), evaluating individuals aged 65–75 years old. We defined high-duration television viewing as ≥4 h per day. Poisson regression was used to examine the association between educational attainment and high-duration television viewing, stratified by the current working status. Models were adjusted for age, sex, household size, smoking, alcohol, body mass index, chronic diseases, mental disorders, and physical activity. Results Of the participants, 27% in Finland and 30% in Japan reported high-duration television viewing. Compared with a low education (≤9 years), Finnish and Japanese retirees with a high education (≥13 years) had less high-duration television viewing [prevalence ratio, PR 0.68 (95% confidence interval 0.63–0.73) and 0.66 (0.55–0.79), respectively]. The corresponding PRs for Finnish and Japanese retirees with intermediate education were also lowered [0.89 (0.83–0.95) and 0.79 (0.68–0.91), respectively]. Among older people still at work, educational attainment was associated with high-duration television viewing among the Japanese but not among the Finnish. Conclusion A similar association between educational attainment and high-duration television viewing in Finland and Japan particularly after retirement suggests a robust and consistent impact of educational attainment on a sedentary lifestyle after retirements.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5860-4Television watchingSedentarinessElderlyWork statusRetirement |
| spellingShingle | Taishi Tsuji Airi Amemiya Kokoro Shirai Sari Stenholm Jaana Pentti Tuula Oksanen Jussi Vahtera Katsunori Kondo Association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people: a comparative study of Finland and Japan BMC Public Health Television watching Sedentariness Elderly Work status Retirement |
| title | Association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people: a comparative study of Finland and Japan |
| title_full | Association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people: a comparative study of Finland and Japan |
| title_fullStr | Association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people: a comparative study of Finland and Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people: a comparative study of Finland and Japan |
| title_short | Association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people: a comparative study of Finland and Japan |
| title_sort | association between education and television viewing among older working and retired people a comparative study of finland and japan |
| topic | Television watching Sedentariness Elderly Work status Retirement |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5860-4 |
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