A new study shows even light physical activity was associated with a lower risk for heart failure in older women, while time spent sedentary was tied to increased risk.
in older women while more sedentary time is associated with higher HF risk in these women, results of a new study suggest.The analysis included 5951 women aged 63-99 years , including 33.7% Black, 17.2% Hispanic, and 49.2% White individuals without HF from the Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health study, an ancillary to the Women's Health Initiative Long-Life Study.
Researchers recorded their use of assistive walking devices; determined body mass index as well as blood pressure; obtained fasting serum glucose, total andThey determined intensity-specific PA using vector magnitude acceleration cut points and steps per day using dedicated software, and they quantified sedentary time .
HFrEF was not associated with PA measures in the fully adjusted model , but overall HF and HFpEF were inversely associated with total PA , light PA and MVPA .
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