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| The effects of physical activity on mortality in the Jerusalem 70-Year-Olds Longitudinal Study | | Author(s) | J Stessman, Y Maaravi, R Hammerman-Rozenberg |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 48, no 5, May 2000 |
| Pages | pp 499-504 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Longevity ; Death ; Longitudinal surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | The Study is of a representative sample of 456 residents of the western part of Jerusalem born in 1920-1921 (and aged 70 in 1990-1991). An extensive social and medical profile was developed by interview and ancillary examination. Medical diagnoses were established and subjects reported their level of regular physical activity. Unadjusted mortality at 6-year follow-up was significantly greater for those reporting no regular exercise than for those walking as little as 4 hours weekly. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated the survival advantage to be independent of gender, smoking, subjective economic hardship, or pre-existing medical conditions (hypertension; diabetes; coronary, artery, cerebrovascular, renal, and respiratory diseases; anaemia; and malignancy). Increased regularity of activity correlated with declining mortality. The results suggest that regular physical activity confers increased survival in older people, who should be encouraged to engage in regular, moderate physical activity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000824214 A |
| Classmark | CEA: BGA: CW: 3J: 7H6 |
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