Rooks Ronica N, Simonsick Eleanor M, Schulz Richard, Rubin Susan, Harris Tamara
University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA.
National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2017 Aug 31;3:2333721417727098. doi: 10.1177/2333721417727098. eCollection 2017 Jan-Dec.
The aim of this study is to examine social, economic, and health factors related to paid work in well-functioning older adults and if and how these factors vary by race. We used sex-stratified logistic and multinomial logistic regression to examine cross-sectional data in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition cohort study. The sample included 3,075 community-dwelling Black (42%) and White adults aged 70 to 79 at baseline. Multinomial logistic regression analyses show Black men were more likely to work full-time, and Black women were more likely to work part-time. Men with ≥US$50,000 family income were more likely to work full-time. Men with better physical functioning were more likely to work full- and part-time. Women with ≥US$50,000 family income and fewer chronic diseases were more likely to work full-time. Women who were overweight and had fewer chronic diseases were more likely to work part-time. Results suggest that well-functioning, older Black adults were more likely to work than their White counterparts, and working relates to better health and higher income, providing support for a productive or successful aging perspective.
本研究的目的是调查与功能良好的老年人有偿工作相关的社会、经济和健康因素，以及这些因素是否因种族而异，如何因种族而异。我们使用性别分层的逻辑回归和多项逻辑回归来分析健康、衰老和身体成分队列研究中的横断面数据。样本包括3075名基线时年龄在70至79岁的社区居住黑人（42%）和白人成年人。多项逻辑回归分析表明，黑人男性更有可能全职工作，黑人女性更有可能兼职工作。家庭收入≥5万美元的男性更有可能全职工作。身体功能较好的男性更有可能全职和兼职工作。家庭收入≥5万美元且慢性病较少的女性更有可能全职工作。超重且慢性病较少的女性更有可能兼职工作。结果表明，功能良好的老年黑人成年人比白人成年人更有可能工作，并且工作与更好的健康和更高的收入相关，这为富有成效或成功的老龄化观点提供了支持。
