Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Can Retirement Kill You?

Still, there is some evidence to suggest that retirement can have an impact on mortality independent of preexisting conditions. A study of former Shell Oil workers published in 2005 contradicted the popular myth that early retirement leads to a longer, happier life. Looking at thousands of employees who retired from the company between 1973 and 2003, it found that those who retired at 55 died younger, on average, than those who retired at 65. The effect held even for those who retired at 55 but were still alive at 65, making it somewhat less likely that they retired early because of failing health. Likewise, a study of more than 16,000 Greeks published in 2007 found that retirees were 51 percent more likely to die during the follow-up period than employed people of the same age. It excluded those who had been previously diagnosed with serious illnesses. On the other hand, an even larger German study from 2009 controlled for the number of days workers had spent in the hospital in the two years prior to retirement, and found that among the healthier participants in the study, those who retired early actually lived longer.

Source: http://feeds.slate.com/click.phdo?i=ac118dd16e88ff59b71cea75784ee602

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