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We aimed to describe older caregivers and characterize risks for mortality and hospitalization compared to noncaregivers.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Caregiving status and characteristics were determined for Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study participants via a one-time telephone assessment in 2015. All-cause mortality was identified from active surveillance, state records, and linkage to the National Death Index through December 31, 2021. Hospitalizations were identified from active cohort surveillance. Cox proportional hazard models assessed the risks of mortality and hospitalization.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Among 5239 ARIC participants [mean age: 75.4 (SD 5.1) years; female: 60.0%; Black: 18.9%], 427 (8.2%) reported caregiving. Caregivers were generally female and younger as compared to noncaregivers. Most caregivers provided care for their spouse (55.0%), and 28.3% reported spending &amp;gt;40 hours\/week on caregiving activities. Caregivers had modestly better cognitive scores but were similar to noncaregivers in the number of comorbidities and self-rated health. During a mean 5.4 (SD 1.3) years of follow-up, caregivers had a lower risk of mortality than noncaregivers (18.7% vs. 23.8%), although not statistically significant in fully adjusted time-to-event models [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.84; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.67 to 1.06]. Caregivers and noncaregivers had similar risk of hospitalization (63.5% vs. 64.9%; HR\u2009=\u20091.00; 95% CI, 0.89 to 1.14).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Older caregivers provide substantial care while facing their own health challenges. Despite similar baseline comorbidity burdens as noncaregivers, caregivers had a lower risk of all-cause mortality over the 6 years of follow-up. Future studies should examine the potential protective factors of caregiving in older age to inform caregiver support initiatives for older adults providing care.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/gerona\/glaf182","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,20]],"date-time":"2025-08-20T12:18:56Z","timestamp":1755692336000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mortality and hospitalization among older caregivers: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"80","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7547-3764","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shoshana H","family":"Ballew","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Optimal Aging Institute, New York University Grossman School of Medicine , New York, New York,","place":["United 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