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| Independent and combined association of physical activity and cardiac disease on mortality risk in the very old | | Author(s) | Marja Aijo, Terttu Parkatti |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 23, no 1, February 2011 |
| Pages | pp 70-85 |
| Source | http://jah.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Keeping fit ; Cardiovascular diseases ; Chronic illness ; Over 70s ; Octogenarians ; Death ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | This study investigated physical activity as a predictor of all-cause mortality among 75- and 80-year-old people with and without chronic cardiac disease over a 10-year follow-up period. Four study groups were formed according to the respondent's self-reported level of physical activity as well as chronic cardiac diseases: active without cardiac disease (ANCD - control group), active with cardiac disease (ACD), sedentary without cardiac disease (SNCD), and sedentary with cardiac disease (SCD). In the analyses, the ACD and the SNCD groups had a 50% greater risk of dying compared with the control group, while the SCD group had an almost threefold risk of dying compared with the control group. The authors conclude that for older people with cardiac disease, a physically active lifestyle is associated with lower mortality. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111011008 A |
| Classmark | CEA: CE: CQ: CI: BBK: BBM: CW: 3J |
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