Leisure time physical activity and mortality in Hong Kong: case-control study of all adult deaths in 1998

Annals of Epidemiology
Tai-Hing LamGabriel M Leung

Abstract

Physical activity is associated with longevity; however, whether these beneficial effects extend to Chinese populations is unclear. We examined the relationship between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and mortality in Hong Kong. Using a case-control study, past (10 years prior) levels of LTPA were ascertained via proxy informants for 24,079 dead cases (81% of all registered deaths) and 13,054 live controls aged #10878;35 years and were analyzed by unmatched logistic regression to determine their association with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Compared with an exercise frequency of <1 episode per month, > or = 1 episode of LTPA per month was inversely associated with all-cause mortality [multivariable odds ratio (OR)=0.63, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.59, 0.68 for males; OR=0.75, 95% CI, 0.70, 0.80 for females; adjusted for age, education, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and physical demand at work]. Each activity level above the reference level of <1 episode per month (i.e., 1 episode per month to 1-3 episodes per week, > or = 4 episodes per week) had approximately the same level of risk reduction and no dose-response gradient was observed. The inverse association was stronger for cardiovascular than canc...Continue Reading

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