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Author: joan
Date: 08-26-04 13:47
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15212771
For those of us who are not getting as much exercise as some others on this board this article suggests even a little exercise is better than none. Imagine only taking a walk once a week and having a 40% better chance of living longer.
Joan
Frequent and occasional physical activity in the elderly: a 12-year follow-up study of mortality.
Sundquist K, Qvist J, Sundquist J, Johansson SE.
Karolinska Institutet, Family Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden. Kristina.Sundquist@klinvet.ki.se
BACKGROUND: The positive health effects of physical activity are well known. However, there are few studies of the association between different levels of physical activity and all-cause mortality among elderly people. METHODS: A national random sample of 3206 women and men aged >/=65 were interviewed in 1988 and 1989 and followed until December 31, 2000, for all-cause mortality. Cox regression was used to analyze the association between five different levels of physical activity and all-cause mortality, after adjustment for gender, age, education, smoking habits, body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, and self-rated health. All analyses were conducted in 2003. RESULTS: For elderly people who were physically active occasionally, the risk of all-cause mortality was 28% lower than for those who were physically inactive (hazard ratio [HR]=0.72; confidence interval [CI]=0.64-0.81), after adjustment for all explanatory variables. For those who were physically active once a week, the risk of all-cause mortality was 40% lower than for those who were physically inactive (HR=0.60; CI=0.50-0.71). For those who were physically active more frequently, the reduction in all-cause mortality risk was about the same as for those who were physically active once a week. Diabetes, hypertension, and daily smoking were, as expected, significant risk factors for all-cause mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity, even occasionally, decreases the risk of all-cause mortality among elderly people. Preventive resources among the elderly should include moderate exercise such as walking.
PMID: 15212771 [PubMed - in process]
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Author: LeeV
Date: 08-26-04 17:17
Thanks for posting that because I occasionally get negative about the whole exercise thing. I try and do my Pilates a few times a week, but there are times that I'm too busy or just plain lazy and I adopt the attitude that since I haven't done my exercises much this week, why do them at all?
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Began New Lifestyle June 18, 2004
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