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Hobby group participation

Exposure

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  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Japan Health Promotion and Fitness Foundation and 4 more
  • Humans1

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Dementia-free survival probability

upin humans1

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  1. Hobby group participation is associated with dementia-free survival probability in humans (ATE 5.3 (95% CI 2.5–8.0)).

    “hobby groups (ATE = 5.3; 95 % CI: 2.5, 8.0) was significantly associated with increased dementia-free survival probability.”

    HumansJapanese adults

    Sustained social participation and dementia: evidence from a Japanese longitudinal cohort study with a time-varying exposure analysis

    Social science & medicine (1982)22 Sep 2025

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