The Effects of Physical Activity on Mortality in the Jerusalem 70‐Year‐Olds Longitudinal Study

Stessman, J; Maaravi, Yoram; Hammerman‐Rozenberg, Robert; Cohen, Aaron M.

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04995.x

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“…Previous studies have shown an inverse relation between time spent walking and all-cause mortality in both sexes combined, 9,10 men, 7,8,11 and women. 6,7,11 In Japanese population, however, only two studies were conducted to examine this relationship.…”

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“…6,7,11 In Japanese population, however, only two studies were conducted to examine this relationship. Seki et al 10 demonstrated that the risk of all-cause mortality among men and women who walked more than 1 hour per day decreased by 26% compared with those walked less than 1 hour per day.…”

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“…[6][7][8][9] However, few evidence exist for the Japanese population. Two studies in Japan demonstrated an inverse relation between time spent walking and all-cause mortality among men and women aged 40 years and older.…”

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“…[1][2][3][4] Walking, one of the major moderate-intensity physical activities, has been a widely accepted means for promoting the adoption of physically active lifestyles among adults across the all ages. Previous epidemiologic studies, therefore, used the time spent walking, [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] as well as walking pace 12,13 or distance walked, 14,15 as an indicator of physical activity.…”

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Walking and Mortality in Japan: The Miyagi Cohort Study

Fujita

Takahashi

Miura

et al. 2004

Journal of Epidemiology

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BACKGROUND: Although many studies in western populations demonstrated that time spent walking was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality, data on Japanese has been sparse. METHODS: In 1990, 20,004 men and 21,159 women in Miyagi Prefecture in rural northern Japan (40-64 year of age) completed a self-administered questionnaire including a question on time spent walking. Cox regression was used to estimate relative risk (RR) of mortality according to three levels of walking (30 minutes or less, between 30 minutes and one hour, and one hour or more), with adjustment for age, education, marital status, past history of diseases, smoking, drinking, body mass index, and dietary variables. During 11 years of follow-up, 1,879 subjects had died. RESULTS: Time spent walking was inversely associated with risk of all-cause mortality: compared with men and women who walked one hour or more per day, multivariate RR (95% confidence intervals) was 1.06 (0.95-1.19) for subjects who walked between 30 minutes and one hour per day, and 1.16 (1.04-1.29) for subjects who walked 30 minutes or less per day (P for trend=0.007). Shorter duration of walking was associated with increased mortality among men who were never smokers (P for trend=0.081) and past smokers (P for trend=0.026), but not among currently smoking men (P for trend=0.751). We observed similar effect modification for women. CONCLUSIONS: Time spent walking was associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality, especially among nonsmoking men and women.

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Walking and Mortality in Japan: The Miyagi Cohort Study

Fujita

Takahashi

Miura

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Journal of Epidemiology

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“…Time spent on walking remained stable, but its relative contribution to total time spent on PA increased with aging [7]. Among the questionnaires used, only the Zutphen [6] covered a broad spectrum of PA common in the elderly over a wide age range, yet did not involve domestic PA [6,33,35].…”

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Physical activity assessment and health outcomes in old age: how valid are dose–response relationships in epidemiologic studies?

Meyer

Stolz

Rott

et al. 2009

Eur Rev Aging Phys Act

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In this systematic review the validity of the dose-response relationships between physical activity (PA) and energy expenditure (EE) on defined health outcomes (cardio-and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality, cancer) for the elderly is questioned. Medline, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases were reviewed for epidemiological longitudinal studies in populations aged 60+ for the years . Although most of the 18 identified studies generally demonstrated an inverse dose-response relationship between PA and EE level with morbidity and mortality, the range of dose-responses was remarkably broad. The nature of the dose-response relationship remained unclear. PA questionnaires -even those constructed for the elderly -do not cover the extremely diverse aspects of age-specific PA behavior and modes of muscular activity. Only non-age-specific tables had been used to estimate the EE in the elderly. Direct measurements of EE were limited. The results have implications for the interpretation of the dose-response relationships between PA and EE on defined health outcomes in old age.

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Risk Factors for Mortality in Middle-aged Women

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Background: Many factors contribute to mortality in older women, but their relative importance and independent contribution have been poorly characterized. Methods: From 1990 to 1992, we assessed demographics, lifestyle measures, prevalent disease, medication use, anthropometrics, vital signs, and physical function in 17 748 postmenopausal women. We used proportional hazards modeling to evaluate their association with mortality. Results: During 9 years of follow-up, 1886 women (10.6%) died. The relative hazard (RH) of death was approximately 1.5 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5-1.6) per 5 years of age, 1.4 (95% CI, 1.2-1.6) for a history of heart disease, and 1.9 (95% CI, 1.6-2.3) for a history of breast cancer. Modifiable risk factors associated with mortality included smoking (RH, 3.7 [95% CI, 3.1-4.5] for current smokers with a Ն50 pack-year history) and systolic blood pressure (RH, 1.3 [95% CI, 1.1-1.5], fifth vs

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The Effects of Physical Activity on Mortality in the Jerusalem 70‐Year‐Olds Longitudinal Study

Abstract: These results suggest that regular physical activity confers increased survival in the aged. It is proposed that older people be encouraged to engage in regular, moderate physical activity.

Cited by 62 publications

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Walking and Mortality in Japan: The Miyagi Cohort Study

Walking and Mortality in Japan: The Miyagi Cohort Study

Physical activity assessment and health outcomes in old age: how valid are dose–response relationships in epidemiologic studies?

Risk Factors for Mortality in Middle-aged Women

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