Long-term physical activity is associated with reduced arterial stiffness in older adults: longitudinal results of the SAPALDIA cohort study.

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longitudinal analyses of physical activity (PA) and arterial stiffness in populations of older adults are scarce. We examined associations between long-term change of PA and arterial stiffness in the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Age Ageing

Title: Age and ageing

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-2834

ISSN (Print): 0002-0729

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2016

Volume: 45

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.

[2 ] Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

[3 ] Divison of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

[4 ] Clinic of Pneumology and Respiratory Cell Research, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.

[5 ] Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Regional Hospital Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland.

[6 ] Zürcher Höhenklinik, Wald-Faltigberg, Faltigberg-Wald, Switzerland.

[7 ] Lungenpraxis Hirslanden Klinik Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.

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Publisher Item ID: afv172

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv172

PubMed ID: 26764400

SO-VID: db246373-186d-40f4-9644-d02f4c5c8a56

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Keywords: arterial stiffness,longitudinal,older people,physical activity,pulse wave velocity,cardiovascular disease

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Keywords: arterial stiffness, longitudinal, older people, physical activity, pulse wave velocity, cardiovascular disease

Long-term physical activity is associated with reduced arterial stiffness in older adults: longitudinal results of the SAPALDIA cohort study.

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