Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 9 pp 7704—7716
Physical activity and successful aging among middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
- 1 Department of Family Medicine, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2 Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 3 Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 5 Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 6 School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 7 Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Received: October 3, 2019 Accepted: March 29, 2020 Published: April 29, 2020
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.103057How to Cite
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Abstract
Background: We aimed to investigate the association between physical activity and successful aging among middle-aged and older adults and study how this association changes with age and time.
Results: The mean score of Newcastle-Ottawa Scale assessment was 8.0±0.8. Physically active middle-aged and older adults were more likely to age successfully than sedentary adults (OR=1.64, 95%CI: 1.40–1.94). The effect of physical activity was stronger in the younger group (OR=1.71, 95%CI: 1.41–2.08) than on the older group (OR=1.54, 95%CI: 1.13–2.08). However, the protective effect of physical activity reduced annually by approximately 3%.
Conclusions: Physical activity promotes successful aging among middle-aged and older adults especially in the younger population. Being physically active at middle and old age is beneficial to successful aging.
Methods: We searched for the relevant studies in three online databases: Pubmed, Web of Science, and Embase. Fifteen community-based cohort studies were included. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale assessment Form was used for quality assessment. Overall, 189,192 participants aged 43.9-79.0 years were analyzed. The odds ratio for successful aging of the most physically active group compared with sedentary group was analyzed. Subgroup analysis was conducted by age group. Univariate Meta-regression was performed according to follow-up years.
Abbreviations
CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; RCTs: randomized control trails; WHO: World Health Organization.