| Title |
Cross-sectional and prospective relationship between physical activity and chronic diseases in European older adults
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Public Health, December 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00038-016-0919-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Adilson Marques, Miguel Peralta, João Martins, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Ross C. Brownson |
| Abstract |
This study examined the relationship between physical activity (PA) and chronic diseases in European older adults, using a prospective analysis with data from 2011 and 2013. Participants were 37,524 older adults (16,204 men) who responded to the fourth (in 2011) and fifth (in 2013) wave of SHARE project, from 13 European countries. Participants' answers to interview questions about the presence of chronic conditions and PA. The cross-sectional and prospective association between PA and the number of chronic diseases was assessed using general linear models. Among men and women, moderate or vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in 2011 was associated with fewer reported chronic diseases in 2011 and 2013. In prospective analysis, MVPA in 2011 was inversely associated with the number of chronic diseases in 2013 in the unadjusted model. In the adjusted model MVPA more than once a week remained as a significant predictor of fewer chronic diseases. PA should be prescribed to older adults in order to prevent and reduce the number of chronic diseases, and, when possible, vigorous intensity PA should be recommended. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 18% |
| Mexico | 1 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 45% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 45% |
| Scientists | 1 | 9% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 48 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Researcher | 3 | 6% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 19% |
| Unknown | 16 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 17% |
| Sports and Recreations | 6 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 18 | 38% |
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