Physical activity and successful aging among middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to investigate the association between physical activity and successful aging among middle-aged and older adults and study how this association changes with age and time.

Results

The mean score of Newcastle-Ottawa Scale assessment was 8.0±0.8. Physically active middle-aged and older adults were more likely to age successfully than sedentary adults (OR=1.64, 95%CI: 1.40-1.94). The effect of physical activity was stronger in the younger group (OR=1.71, 95%CI: 1.41-2.08) than on the older group (OR=1.54, 95%CI: 1.13-2.08). However, the protective effect of physical activity reduced annually by approximately 3%.

Conclusions

Physical activity promotes successful aging among middle-aged and older adults especially in the younger population. Being physica

SUBMITTER: Lin YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244057 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature