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Daily activity energy expenditure and mortality among older adults

Manini, Todd M., Everhart, James E., Patel, Kushang V., Schoeller, Dale A., Colbert, Lisa H., Visser, Marjolein, Tylavsky, Frances, Bauer, Douglas C. +2 more·2006·JAMA

Abstract

CONTEXT: Exercise is associated with mortality benefits but simply expending energy through any activity in an individual's free-living environment may confer survival advantages. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether free-living activity energy expenditure is associated with all-cause mortality among older adults. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Free-living activity energy expenditure was assessed in 302 high-functioning, community-dwelling older adults (aged 70-82 years). Total energy expenditure was assessed over 2 weeks using doubly labeled water. Resting metabolic rate was measured using indirect calorimetry and the thermic effect of meals was estimated at 10% of total energy expenditure. Free-living activity energy expenditure was calculated as: (total energy expenditure x 0.90) - resting metabolic rate. Participants were followed up over a mean of 6.15 years (1998-2006). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Free-living activity energy expenditure (3 tertiles: low, <521 kcal/d; middle, 521-770 kcal/d; high, >770 kcal/d) and all-cause mortality. RESULTS: Fifty-five participants (18.2%) died during follow-up. As a continuous risk factor, an SD increase in free-living activity energy expenditure (287 kcal/d) was associated with a 32% lower risk of mortality after adjusting for age, sex, race, study site, weight, height, percentage of body fat, and sleep duration (hazard ratio, 0.68; 95% confidence interval, 0.48-0.96). Using the same adjustments, individuals in the highest tertile of free-living activity energy expenditure were at a significantly lower mortality risk compared with the lowest tertile (hazard ratio, 0.31; 95% confidence interval, 0.14-0.69). Absolute risk of death was 12.1% in the highest tertile of activity energy expenditure vs 24.7% in the lowest tertile; absolute risks were similar to these for tertiles of physical activity level. The effect of free-living activity energy expenditure changed little after further adjustment for self-rated health, education, prevalent health conditions, and smoking behavior. According to self-reports, individuals expending higher levels of free-living activity energy were more likely to work for pay (P = .004) and climb stairs (P = .01) but self-reported high-intensity exercise, walking for exercise, walking other than for exercise, volunteering, and caregiving did not differ significantly across the activity energy expenditure tertiles. CONCLUSIONS: Objectively measured free-living activity energy expenditure was strongly associated with lower risk of mortality in healthy older adults. Simply expending energy through any activity may influence survival in older adults.

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Manini, T. M., Everhart, J. E., Patel, K. V., Schoeller, D. A., Colbert, L. H., Visser, M., Tylavsky, F., Bauer, D. C., Goodpaster, B. H., & Harris, T. B.
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National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Manini, Todd M.
Venue
JAMA
Published
2006-07-12
Volume
296
Issue
2
Pages
171
ISSN
  • 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
  • 0098-7484
OpenAlex
W2163659407
Cited by
598
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37
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FWCI
28.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • JAMA (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (N01‐AG‐6–2101, N01AG62106, N01-AG-62103)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
Keywords
all-cause mortality, older adults, physical activity, energy expenditure, resting metabolic rate, community-dwelling older adults, walking, stair climbing, occupational physical activity, mortality risk factors, self-rated health, socioeconomic status, smoking, sleep duration, body fat percentage
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Basal Metabolism, Energy Metabolism, Female, Humans, Male, Mortality, Motor Activity, Risk, Exercise

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