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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2017

Associations of lifetime walking and weight bearing exercise with accelerometer-measured high impact physical activity in later life.

Ahmed Elhakeem, Kimberly Hannam, Kevin C Deere, April Hartley, Emma M Clark, Charlotte Moss, Mark H Edwards, Elaine Dennison, Tim Gaysin, Diana Kuh and 5 more

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Ahmed ElhakeemMusculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
Kimberly HannamMusculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
Kevin C DeereMusculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
April HartleyMusculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
Emma M ClarkMusculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
Charlotte MossMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, UK.
Mark H EdwardsMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, UK.
Elaine DennisonMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, UK.
Tim GaysinMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, UK.
Diana KuhMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, UK.
Andrew WongMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, UK.
Kenneth R FoxCentre for Exercise Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
Cyrus CooperMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, UK.
Rachel CooperMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, UK.
Jon H TobiasMusculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council G0400491Medical Research Council MC_U123092720Medical Research Council MC_U147585819Medical Research Council MC_U147585824Medical Research Council MC_U147585827Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1014Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1015Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/2Medical Research Council MC_UU_12019/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12019/4Medical Research Council MR/K024973/1Versus Arthritis 19583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High impact physical activity (PA) is thought to benefit bone. We examined associations of lifetime walking and weight bearing exercise with accelerometer-measured high impact and overall PA in later life. Data were from 848 participants (66.2% female, mean age = 72.4 years) from the Cohort for Skeletal Health in Bristol and Avon, Hertfordshire Cohort Study and MRC National Survey of Health and Development. Acceleration peaks from seven-day hip-worn accelerometer recordings were used to derive counts of high impact and overall PA. Walking and weight bearing exercise up to age 18, between 18-29, 30-49 and since age 50 were recalled using questionnaires. Responses in each age category were dichotomised and cumulative scores derived. Linear regression was used for analysis. Greater lifetime walking was related to higher overall, but not high impact PA, whereas greater lifetime weight bearing exercise was related to higher overall and high impact PA. For example, fully-adjusted differences in log-overall and log-high impact PA respectively for highest versus lowest lifetime scores were: walking [0.224 (0.087, 0.362) and 0.239 (- 0.058, 0.536)], and weight bearing exercise [0.754 (0.432, 1.076) and 0.587 (0.270, 0.904)]. For both walking and weight bearing exercise, associations were strongest in the 'since age 50' category. Those reporting the most walking and weight bearing exercise since age 50 had highest overall and high impact PA, e.g. fully-adjusted difference in log-high impact PA versus least walking and weight bearing exercise = 0.588 (0.226, 0.951). Promoting walking and weight bearing exercise from midlife may help increase potentially osteogenic PA levels in later life.

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AccelerometerExerciseLife coursePhysical activity

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PMID29134173
PMCPMC5671612

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