Association between Dog Ownership and Type 2 Diabetes in Later Life: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Merja K. Laine
Niko S. Wasenius
Hannes Lohi
Mika Simonen
Katriina Tiira ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study includes 731 people, assess the assumption that dog ownership might be a protective factor in relation to Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) given reported beneficial effects on physical activity and emotional wellbeing. Research found that in the group of people around 70 years of age dog ownership did not reduce the odds of developing T2D.