Walking for transport and all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study of Australian community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Walking for transport may prolong survival in younger and middle-aged adults; however, evidence for older adults is scarce. We examined a prospective relationship between transport-related walking and all-cause mortality among adults aged 70 years and over.

Methods

Community-dwelling, apparently healthy older adults (n=11 539; mean age 75.1 years, 53.1% females), participants of the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly Longitudinal Study of Older Persons, reported their frequency of transport-related walking (never, rarely/once a week, more than once a week or every day). All-cause mortality was verified by two independent sources. Cox proportional-hazards models (HR and 95% CI) assessed the association between transport-related walking and all-cause mortalit

SUBMITTER: Shah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812841 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature