Prevalence and Associated Factors of Successful Ageing among People 50 Years and Older in a National Community Sample in Thailand
Issued Date
2022-09-01
Resource Type
ISSN
16617827
eISSN
16604601
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85137564360
Pubmed ID
36078421
Journal Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
19
Issue
17
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol.19 No.17 (2022)
Suggested Citation
Anantanasuwong D., Pengpid S., Peltzer K. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Successful Ageing among People 50 Years and Older in a National Community Sample in Thailand. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol.19 No.17 (2022). doi:10.3390/ijerph191710705 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/84679
Title
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Successful Ageing among People 50 Years and Older in a National Community Sample in Thailand
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of successful ageing (SA) among people 50 years and older in Thailand. We analyzed national cross-sectional data (5092 men and women 50 years or older) from the Health, Aging and Retirement in Thailand (HART) study in 2015. The SA measures included (1) life satisfaction, (2) social engagement, (3) no major illness, (4) no probable depression, and (5) absence of functional disability. The sample included 5092 participants (median age 67 years, interquartile range 60 to 78 years). The prevalence of SA was 60.0% in adults 50 years and older, ranging from 43.8% in Krabi province to 80.2% in Pathum Thani province, 58.1% (≥60 years), and 56.3% (≥65 years), and the prevalence of the components of SA was 92.3% without major illness, 96.1% without functional disability, 87.5% without probable depression, 91.3% social engagement, and 82.3% high life satisfaction. In multivariable Poisson regression analysis, Buddhist religion (adjusted Prevalence Ratio (aPR): 1.50, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.25 to 1.79), high subjective economic status (aPR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.11 to 1.49), and physical activity (≥150 min/week) (aPR: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.24) were positively associated and increasing age (aPR: 0.993, 95% CI: 0.989 to 0.997) was negatively associated with SA. Almost two in three older adults in Thailand were successfully ageing. Factors associated with SA included being Buddhist, younger age, higher subjective economic status, and higher engagement in physical activity. These identified factors should be incorporated into health promotion intervention programs in Thailand.