Long‐Term Impact of Physical Activity on Mortality in Adults With Multimorbidity: A 12‐Year Cohort Longitudinal Study From the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
Findings from the present study suggest that people with multimorbidity who had lower levels of PA were three times more likely to die prematurely after 12 years than adults with multimorbidity and higher levels of PA at baseline. These findings underscore the importance of promoting physical activity in adults with multimorbidity to reduce the risk of premature mortality. Future longitudinal research is required to confirm/refute our findings. Further, intervention studies are needed to understand whether increasing levels of physical activity in this population subsequently reduces mortality risk.
Authors
- Brendon Stubbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7387-3791)
- Ligia J. Domínguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1466-8610)
- Luigi Fontana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8500-5537)
- Francesco Saverio Ragusa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-2044)
- André Hajek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6886-2745)
- Mario Barbagallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-6530)
- Lee Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-9833)
- Pınar Soysal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6042-1718)
- Shaun Sabico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5248-2350)
- Nasser M. Al‐Daghri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5472-1725)
- Nicola Veronese
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- King's College London (GB)
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi (TR)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Anglia Ruskin University (GB)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13695
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.19
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- European Commission
- King Saud University
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft