Physical activity and years of healthy life in older adults: results from the cardiovascular health study.
J Aging Phys Act
; 18(3): 313-34, 2010 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-20651417
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.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Ejercicio Físico
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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Estado de Salud
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Estilo de Vida
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Año:
2010
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Article