The role of physical activity in the association between disability and mortality among US older adults: a nationwide prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: To examine whether physical activity can mitigate the mortality risk associated with disability in activities of daily living and instrumental activities in daily living among older adults. This analysis comprised 177,360 US participants (104,556 women), aged ≥ 60 years, with valid data from the 1997 through 2018 waves of the US National Health Interview Survey. Participants reported the frequency and duration of leisure-time PA, and their disabilities in activities of daily living and instrumental activities in daily living. Mortality data were obtained from the National Death Index. Over a mean (SD) follow-up of 8.02 (5.43) years, 66,694 deaths occurred from all-cause, 22,673 from cardiovascular disease, and 13,845 from cancer. Among people with disability in activities in daily living,

SUBMITTER: Izquierdo-Gomez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11009203 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature