Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Department of Food Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany.
Sci Rep. 2024 Jun 18;14(1):14069. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-64773-3.
Musical activities (MA) such as singing, playing instruments, and listening to music may be associated with health benefits. However, evidence from epidemiological studies is still limited. This study aims at describing the relation between MA and both sociodemographic and health-related factors in a cross-sectional approach. A total of 6717 adults (50.3% women, 49.7% men, median age: 51 years (IQR 43-60) were recruited from the study center Berlin-Mitte of the German National Cohort (NAKO), a population-based prospective study. This study is based on a sample randomly selected from the population registry of Berlin, Germany, aged 20 to 69 years. 53% of the participants had been musically active at least once in their life (56.1% women, 43.9% men). Playing keyboard instruments (30%) and singing (21%) were the most frequent MA. Participants listened to music in median 90 min per day (IQR 30.0-150.0). Musically active individuals were more likely to have a higher education, higher alcohol consumption, were less likely to be physically active, and had a lower BMI compared to musically inactive individuals. This large population-based study offers a comprehensive description of demographic, health, and lifestyle characteristics associated with MA. Our findings may aid in assessing long-term health consequences of MA.
音乐活动（MA），如唱歌、演奏乐器和听音乐，可能与健康益处有关。然而，来自流行病学研究的证据仍然有限。本研究旨在描述横断面研究中 MA 与社会人口学和健康相关因素之间的关系。共有 6717 名成年人（50.3%女性，49.7%男性，中位数年龄：51 岁（IQR 43-60），他们来自德国国家队列（NAKO）的研究中心柏林-米特区，这是一项基于人群的前瞻性研究。本研究基于德国柏林人口登记处的随机抽样人群，年龄在 20 至 69 岁之间。53%的参与者一生中至少有过一次音乐活动（女性占 56.1%，男性占 43.9%）。演奏键盘乐器（30%）和唱歌（21%）是最常见的 MA。参与者每天听音乐的中位数为 90 分钟（IQR 30.0-150.0）。与不活跃的音乐参与者相比，活跃的音乐参与者更有可能接受过高等教育、饮酒量更高、不太活跃，并且 BMI 更低。这项基于人群的大型研究全面描述了与 MA 相关的人口统计学、健康和生活方式特征。我们的研究结果可能有助于评估 MA 的长期健康后果。
