Higher Levels and Intensity of Physical Activity Are Associated with Reduced Mortality among Community Dwelling Older People
Introduction. There is limited evidence on physical activity and mortality in older people. Methods. People aged 75–84 years (n = 1449) participating in a randomized trial of health screening in UK general practice were interviewed about their physical activity (PA) and were assessed for a wide ran...
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| description | Introduction. There is limited evidence on physical activity and mortality in older people. Methods. People aged 75–84 years (n = 1449) participating in a randomized trial of health screening in UK general practice were interviewed about their physical activity (PA) and were assessed for a wide range of health and social problems. Mortality data were collected over 7 years of followup. Results. Full information on PA and potential confounders was available in 946 people. Those in the highest third of duration of PA had a lower mortality, confounder-adjusted Hazard Ratio (HR) = 0.74, and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.56–0.97, compared to the lowest third. Similar benefits were seen when categorized by intensity of PA, with those in the highest group having a lower mortality, confounder-adjusted HR = 0.61, and 95% CI 0.47–0.79, compared to the lowest category. Conclusions. Our results suggest the importance of providing older people with opportunities for physical activity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea1f8ac0710d492cad879310590d36842025-02-03T01:02:32ZengWileyJournal of Aging Research2090-22122011-01-01201110.4061/2011/651931651931Higher Levels and Intensity of Physical Activity Are Associated with Reduced Mortality among Community Dwelling Older PeopleEva Hrobonova0Elizabeth Breeze1Astrid E. Fletcher2National Health Primary Care Trust Westminster, 15 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5JD, UKDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UKFaculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UKIntroduction. There is limited evidence on physical activity and mortality in older people. Methods. People aged 75–84 years (n = 1449) participating in a randomized trial of health screening in UK general practice were interviewed about their physical activity (PA) and were assessed for a wide range of health and social problems. Mortality data were collected over 7 years of followup. Results. Full information on PA and potential confounders was available in 946 people. Those in the highest third of duration of PA had a lower mortality, confounder-adjusted Hazard Ratio (HR) = 0.74, and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.56–0.97, compared to the lowest third. Similar benefits were seen when categorized by intensity of PA, with those in the highest group having a lower mortality, confounder-adjusted HR = 0.61, and 95% CI 0.47–0.79, compared to the lowest category. Conclusions. Our results suggest the importance of providing older people with opportunities for physical activity.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/651931 |
| spellingShingle | Eva Hrobonova Elizabeth Breeze Astrid E. Fletcher Higher Levels and Intensity of Physical Activity Are Associated with Reduced Mortality among Community Dwelling Older People Journal of Aging Research |
| title | Higher Levels and Intensity of Physical Activity Are Associated with Reduced Mortality among Community Dwelling Older People |
| title_full | Higher Levels and Intensity of Physical Activity Are Associated with Reduced Mortality among Community Dwelling Older People |
| title_fullStr | Higher Levels and Intensity of Physical Activity Are Associated with Reduced Mortality among Community Dwelling Older People |
| title_full_unstemmed | Higher Levels and Intensity of Physical Activity Are Associated with Reduced Mortality among Community Dwelling Older People |
| title_short | Higher Levels and Intensity of Physical Activity Are Associated with Reduced Mortality among Community Dwelling Older People |
| title_sort | higher levels and intensity of physical activity are associated with reduced mortality among community dwelling older people |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/651931 |
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