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Länsitie, M., Kangas, M., Jokelainen, J. et al. Cardiovascular disease risk and all-cause mortality associated with accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time ‒ a prospective population-based study in older adults. BMC Geriatr 22, 729 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03414-8

Cardiovascular disease risk and all-cause mortality associated with accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time : a prospective population-based study in older adults

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Author: Länsitie, Miia1,2,3; Kangas, Maarit4; Jokelainen, Jari4,5;
Organizations: 1Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Oulu Deaconess Institute Foundation sr., Albertinkatu 18 A, 90100, Oulu, Finland
2Research Unit of Population Health, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
3Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
4Northern Finland Birth Cohorts, Arctic Biobank, Infrastructure for Population Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
5Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
6Institute of Biomedicine, Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
7Healthcare and Social Services of Selänne, Pyhäjärvi, Finland
Format: article
Version: published version
Access: open
Online Access: PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.9 MB)
Persistent link: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022052037196
Language: English
Published: Springer Nature, 2022
Publish Date: 2022-09-08
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Abstract

Background: Low levels of physical activity (PA) and high sedentary time (ST) are common in older adults and lack of PA is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Knowledge about associations with accelerometer-measured PA, ST and CVD risk in older adults is insufficient. This study examines the associations of accelerometer-measured PA and ST with cardiovascular risk measured using the Framingham risk score (FRS) and all-cause mortality in older adults.

Methods: A population-based sample of 660 (277 men, 383 women) older people (mean age 68.9) participated in the Oulu45 cohort study from 2013‒2015. PA and ST were measured with wrist-worn accelerometers at baseline for two weeks. Ten-year CVD risk (%) was estimated with FRS. The data for all-cause mortality were identified from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, Finland after an average of 6.2 years follow-up. The associations between moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), light physical activity (LPA), ST and FRS were analyzed using the multivariable linear regression analysis. Associations between LPA, ST and mortality were analyzed using the Cox proportional-hazard regression models.

Results: Each 10 min increase in MVPA (β = -0.779, 95% CI -1.186 to -0.371, p < 0.001) and LPA (β = -0.293, 95% CI -0.448 to -0.138, p < 0.001) was negatively associated with FRS while a 10 min increase in ST (β = 0.290, 95% CI 0.158 to 0.421, p < 0.001) was positively associated with FRS. After adjustment for waist circumference, only ST was significantly associated with FRS. Each 10 min increase in LPA was associated with 6.5% lower all-cause mortality risk (HR = 0.935, 95% CI 0.884 to 0.990, p = 0.020) and each 10 min increase in ST with 5.6% increased mortality risk (HR = 1.056, 95% CI 1.007 to 1.108, p = 0.025).

Conclusions: A higher amount of daily physical activity, at any intensity level, and avoidance of sedentary time are associated with reduced cardiovascular disease risk in older people. Higher time spent in light physical activity and lower sedentary time are associated with lower all-cause mortality.

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Series: BMC geriatrics
ISSN: 1471-2318
ISSN-E: 1471-2318
ISSN-L: 1471-2318
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
Article number: 729
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03414-8
OADOI: https://oadoi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03414-8
Type of Publication: A1 Journal article – refereed
Field of Science: 315 Sport and fitness sciences
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Funding: This study was supported by the Ministry of Education, Finland; the University of Oulu, Finland; the Oulu Deaconess Institute Foundation sr. Finland; the City of Oulu, Finland; the University Hospital of Oulu, Finland.
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