TY - JOUR
T1 - Is dog ownership associated with mortality?
T2 - A nationwide registry study
AU - Sørensen, Ivalu Katajavaara
AU - Bidstrup, Pernille Envold
AU - Rod, Naja Hulvej
AU - Rühling, Tjorben
AU - Johansen, Christoffer
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - We examined the association between dog ownership and mortality and whether the association depends on having a spouse in a population-based registry study. All Danish citizens over age 18 years who died in 2015 (N=45 864) were matched to five people who remained alive in 2015 (N=229 320). The total sample were linked to a mandatory nationwide register of dog ownership. Dog ownership was associated with slightly 8% lower all-cause mortality. The association was confined to people without a spouse (OR 0.86; 95% CI 0.82-0.91), while the association was weaker in people with a spouse (OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.93-1.03).
AB - We examined the association between dog ownership and mortality and whether the association depends on having a spouse in a population-based registry study. All Danish citizens over age 18 years who died in 2015 (N=45 864) were matched to five people who remained alive in 2015 (N=229 320). The total sample were linked to a mandatory nationwide register of dog ownership. Dog ownership was associated with slightly 8% lower all-cause mortality. The association was confined to people without a spouse (OR 0.86; 95% CI 0.82-0.91), while the association was weaker in people with a spouse (OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.93-1.03).
U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/cky164
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/cky164
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30165601
VL - 28
SP - 1169
EP - 1171
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
SN - 1101-1262
IS - 6
ER -