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FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who increase their frequency of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) have a significantly lower risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with those who are continuously physically inactive, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the European Heart Journal<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Kyuwoong Kim, from the Seoul National University Graduate School in South Korea, and colleagues examined the correlation between changes in MVPA and CVD in a nationwide cohort study of older adults aged 60 years and older. The risk for CVD was assessed prospectively between 2013 and 2016 according to changes in frequency of MVPA.<\/p>\n
The researchers found that those who increased their frequency of MVPA from physically inactive to active had a significant reduced risk for total CVD compared with those who were continuously physically inactive (engaging in physical activity one to two times per week: 0.7\/1,000 person-years [PY] decrease in incidence rate [IR; adjusted hazard ratio, 0.95]; three to four times per week: 1.5\/1,000 PY decrease in IR [adjusted hazard ratio, 0.89]; and at least five times per week: 0.4\/1,000 PY decrease in IR [adjusted hazard ratio, 0.91]). Compared with those who maintained their frequency of MVPA, older adults who became physically inactive after engaging in MVPA more than one to two times per week had a higher CVD risk.<\/p>\n
“We believe that community-based programs to encourage physical activity among older adults should be promoted by governments,” Kim said in a statement. “Also, from a clinical perspective, physicians should ‘prescribe’ physical activity along with other recommended medical treatments for people with a high risk of cardiovascular disease.”<\/p>\n
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