Association of Muscle-Strengthening and Aerobic Physical Activity With Mortality in US Adults Aged 65 Years or Older

Bryant J Webber; Katrina L Piercy; Eric T Hyde; Geoffrey P Whitfield

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36778

Association of Muscle-Strengthening and Aerobic Physical Activity With Mortality in US Adults Aged 65 Years or Older

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Oct 3;5(10):e2236778. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36778.

Authors

Bryant J Webber¹, Katrina L Piercy², Eric T Hyde³, Geoffrey P Whitfield¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland.
³ The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cohort study uses national data to explore the dose-response association between guideline-recommended physical activity and mortality in older adults.

MeSH terms

Adult
Exercise*
Humans
Muscle Strength*
Muscles

Grants and funding

T32 HL079891/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States