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Leisure-time physical activity across adulthood and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease at age 60-64: A prospective cohort study.

Elhakeem, A; Murray, ET; Cooper, R; Kuh, D; Whincup, P; Hardy, R (2018) Leisure-time physical activity across adulthood and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease at age 60-64: A prospective cohort study. Atherosclerosis, 269. pp. 279-287. ISSN 1879-1484 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.11.019
SGUL Authors: Whincup, Peter Hynes

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study examined associations between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) across adulthood (from age 36) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) biomarkers at age 60-64. METHODS: LTPA was reported by study participants from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development at ages 36, 43, 53 and 60-64 (n = 1754) and categorised as inactive, moderately active (1-4/month) or most active (5+/month) at each age. Linear regression was used to examine associations between a cumulative adulthood LTPA score (range = 0-8), and change in LTPA between ages 36 and 60-64 (i.e. always inactive, became inactive, became active, always active) and inflammatory [C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6)], endothelial [tissue-Plasminogen Activator (t-PA), E-selectin] and adipokine [leptin, adiponectin] measures extracted from overnight fasting blood samples at age 60-64. RESULTS: The more active a participant was over adulthood, the better their biomarker profile, e.g. fully-adjusted difference in t-PA (both sexes) and adiponectin (women) per unit increase in the LTPA score (95% confidence interval) = -2.2% (-3.6; -0.8) and 2.0% (0.2; 3.8). Those that became active at age 60-64 showed slightly healthier biomarker profiles than those that became inactive [e.g. fully-adjusted difference in IL-6 = -9.9% (-23.9; 4.1) vs. -3.8% (-12.4; 4.8)], although the best profiles were seen for those always active [IL-6: -15.0% (-24.2; -5.7)], when compared with the always inactive group. CONCLUSIONS: Greater accumulation of LTPA across adulthood was associated with a more favourable CVD biomarker profile in early old age. Earlier uptake and long-term maintenance of LTPA may provide the greatest benefits for CVD prevention.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Atherosclerosis, Biomarkers, Cardiovascular disease, Exercise, Physical activity, Atherosclerosis, Biomarkers, Cardiovascular disease, Exercise, Physical activity, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1102 Cardiovascular Medicine And Haematology
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH)
Journal or Publication Title: Atherosclerosis
ISSN: 1879-1484
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
February 2018Published
20 November 2017Published Online
16 November 2017Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Projects:
Project IDFunderFunder ID
MC_UU_12019/1Medical Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
G1001143Medical Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
PubMed ID: 29180005
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/109447
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.11.019

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