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- Title
Physical Activity and Years of Healthy Life in Older Adults: Results From the Cardiovascular Health Study.
- Authors
Hirsch, Calvin H.; Diehr, Paula; Newman, Anne B.; Gerrior, Shirley A.; Pratt, Charlotte; Lebowitz, Michael D.; Jackson, Sharon A.
- Abstract
Little is known about how many years of life and disability-free years seniors can gain through exercise. Using data from the Cardiovascular Health Study, the authors estimated the extra years of life and self-reported healthy life (over 11 years) and years without impairment in activities of daily living (over 6 years) associated with quintiles of physical activity (PA) in older adults from different age groups. They estimated PA from the Minnesota Leisure Time Activities Questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression adjusted for health-related covariates. The relative gains in survival and years of healthy life (YHL) generally were proportionate to the amount of PA, greater among those 75+, and higher in men. Compared with being sedentary, the most active men 75+ had 1.49 more YHL (95% CI: 0.79, 2.19), and the most active women 75+ had 1.06 more YHL (95% CI: 0.44, 1.68). Seniors over age 74 experience the largest relative gains in survival and healthy life from physical activity.
- Subjects
OLDER people; PHYSICAL fitness for older people; EXERCISE for older people; AGE factors in health behavior; ACTIVITIES of daily living; LIFE skills; HEALTH of older people
- Publication
Journal of Aging & Physical Activity, 2010, Vol 18, Issue 3, p313
- ISSN
1063-8652
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/japa.18.3.313