Physical activity trajectories at older age and all-cause mortality: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A physically active lifestyle is recognized as a precondition of healthy aging. However, the majority of studies exploring its association with mortality in cohorts of adults used single-time physical activity (PA) estimate, which do not consider its dynamic nature with changes that occur with aging. The aim of the present study is to explore the presence of different PA trajectories in a population-based cohort and their association with mortality.

Methods

We used data of the population-based cohort study CARLA and included 1041 older adults (45-83 years at baseline) with self-reported physical activity at baseline (2002-2006), first follow-up (2007-2010) and second follow-up (2013). Trajectories were identified using growth mixture modelling. Cox proportional ha

SUBMITTER: Hassan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879516 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature