Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Across the Adult Life Course With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although the benefits of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in middle age are established, the health effects of long-term participation and changes in LTPA between adolescence and middle age have not been documented.

Objective

To determine whether an association exists between LTPA life course patterns and mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study used data from the National Institutes of Health-AARP (formerly American Association of Retired Persons) Diet and Health Study established in 1995 to 1996. Data analysis was conducted from March 2017 through February 2018. Data were analyzed for 315 059 adult AARP members living in 6 states, namely, California, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, or Pennsylvania, or

SUBMITTER: Saint-Maurice PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6484624 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature