TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity and change in long distance corridor walk performance in the health, aging, and body composition study
AU - Lange-Maia, Brittney S.
AU - Strotmeyer, Elsa S.
AU - Harris, Tamara B.
AU - Glynn, Nancy W.
AU - Simonsick, Eleanor M.
AU - Brach, Jennifer S.
AU - Cauley, Jane A.
AU - Richey, Phyllis A.
AU - Schwartz, Ann V.
AU - Newman, Anne B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The American Geriatrics Society.
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - Objectives To examine the prospective relationship between self-reported physical activity and aerobic fitness in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study (Health ABC) using the Long Distance Corridor Walk (LDCW). Design Cohort study with 7 years of follow-up. Setting Two U.S. clinical sites. Participants Community-dwelling older adults enrolled in Health ABC (N = 3,075, aged 70-79, 52% female, 42% black) with no self-reported difficulty walking one-quarter of a mile or climbing 10 steps. Measurements Participants were classified based on a physical activity questionnaire as being inactive (≤1,000 kcal/wk exercise activity, ≤2,719 kcal/wk total physical activity), lifestyle active (≤1,000 kcal/wk exercise activity, >2,719 kcal/wk total physical activity), or exercisers (≥1,000 kcal/wk exercise activity). The LDCW, an endurance walking test (400 m), was administered at Years 1 (baseline), 2, 4, 6, and 8 to assess aerobic fitness. Results At baseline, LDCW completion times (adjusted for age and sex) were 351.8 seconds (95% confidence interval (CI) = 346.9-356.8 seconds) for the inactive group, 335.9 seconds (95% CI = 332.7-339.1 seconds) for the lifestyle active group, and 307.7 seconds (95% CI = 303.2-312.3 seconds) for the exerciser group (P <.001). From baseline to Year 8, the inactive group slowed 36.1 seconds (95% CI = 28.4-43.8 seconds), the lifestyle active group slowed 38.1 seconds (95% CI = 33.6-42.4 seconds), and the exerciser group slowed 40.8 seconds (95% CI = 35.2-46.5 seconds), and did not differ significantly between groups. In linear mixed-effects models, the rate of change in LDCW time did not differ between the groups, although exercisers consistently had the fastest completion times (P <.001 for all pairwise comparisons). Conclusion Decline in LDCW time occurred regardless of baseline activity, although exercisers maintained higher aerobic fitness, which may delay reaching a critically low threshold of aerobic fitness at which independence is impaired.
AB - Objectives To examine the prospective relationship between self-reported physical activity and aerobic fitness in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study (Health ABC) using the Long Distance Corridor Walk (LDCW). Design Cohort study with 7 years of follow-up. Setting Two U.S. clinical sites. Participants Community-dwelling older adults enrolled in Health ABC (N = 3,075, aged 70-79, 52% female, 42% black) with no self-reported difficulty walking one-quarter of a mile or climbing 10 steps. Measurements Participants were classified based on a physical activity questionnaire as being inactive (≤1,000 kcal/wk exercise activity, ≤2,719 kcal/wk total physical activity), lifestyle active (≤1,000 kcal/wk exercise activity, >2,719 kcal/wk total physical activity), or exercisers (≥1,000 kcal/wk exercise activity). The LDCW, an endurance walking test (400 m), was administered at Years 1 (baseline), 2, 4, 6, and 8 to assess aerobic fitness. Results At baseline, LDCW completion times (adjusted for age and sex) were 351.8 seconds (95% confidence interval (CI) = 346.9-356.8 seconds) for the inactive group, 335.9 seconds (95% CI = 332.7-339.1 seconds) for the lifestyle active group, and 307.7 seconds (95% CI = 303.2-312.3 seconds) for the exerciser group (P <.001). From baseline to Year 8, the inactive group slowed 36.1 seconds (95% CI = 28.4-43.8 seconds), the lifestyle active group slowed 38.1 seconds (95% CI = 33.6-42.4 seconds), and the exerciser group slowed 40.8 seconds (95% CI = 35.2-46.5 seconds), and did not differ significantly between groups. In linear mixed-effects models, the rate of change in LDCW time did not differ between the groups, although exercisers consistently had the fastest completion times (P <.001 for all pairwise comparisons). Conclusion Decline in LDCW time occurred regardless of baseline activity, although exercisers maintained higher aerobic fitness, which may delay reaching a critically low threshold of aerobic fitness at which independence is impaired.
KW - 400-m walk
KW - aerobic fitness
KW - physical activity
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U2 - 10.1111/jgs.13487
DO - 10.1111/jgs.13487
M3 - Article
C2 - 26096803
AN - SCOPUS:84937526242
SN - 0002-8614
VL - 63
SP - 1348
EP - 1354
JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
IS - 7
ER -