A wedding band may be good medicine for men as they age, but not so much for women, new research shows.
A three-year study of over 7,600 Canadians aged 60 and older found that men who got hitched were twice as likely to "age optimally," compared to guys who remained single.benefit to women, however. In fact, single women were twice as likely to age optimally as a woman who'd been married but who lost her mate through death or divorce.
Beside the findings on marriage, the study found that being socially isolated was a clear risk factor for poor aging"Being socially connected with others is important, especially in later life," said Eleanor Pullenayegum, a professor in the university's Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.
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