Open AccessAssociation of Accelerometry‐Measured Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Events in Mobility‐Limited Older Adults: The LIFE (Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders) Study
Author(s) -
Cochrane Shan K.,
Chen ShyhHuei,
Fitzgerald Jodi D.,
Dodson John A.,
Fielding Roger A.,
King Abby C.,
McDermott Mary M.,
Manini Todd M.,
Marsh Anthony P.,
Newman Anne B.,
Pahor Marco,
TudorLocke Catrine,
Ambrosius Walter T.,
Buford Thomas W.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.007215
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , psychological intervention , physical therapy , gerontology , demography , physics , psychiatry , sociology , optics
Data are sparse regarding the value of physical activity (PA) surveillance among older adults-particularly among those with mobility limitations. The objective of this study was to examine longitudinal associations between objectively measured daily PA and the incidence of cardiovascular events among older adults in the LIFE (Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders) study.