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> Most likely healthy people go outside more than sick people and thus get more sun exposure Such a lazy critique. Here's the actual study: https://onlinelibr
by sooheon 2y ago
> Most likely healthy people go outside more than sick people and thus get more sun exposure
Such a lazy critique.
Here's the actual study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joim.12251 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joim.12251
Number of subjects: 39,973
Follow up period: 20 years
Some factors controlled for: smoking, history of antidiabetic meds, history of CVD meds, weight/height/BMI, level of exercise, income, alcohol consumption, N pregnancies.
I think these factors pretty well correlate with "health" (however you'd measure actually that).
- valenterry 2y agoThat's what the authors say: > Despite having adjusted for several potential confounders, the major shortcoming of this study is the inability to distinguish between the consequences of an unhealthy lifestyle and of avoidance of sun exposure. Take depression for example. None of the factors you mentioned would control for it and depression is often not diagnosed, especially early on.