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Association of Physical Activity Intensity With Mortality: A National Cohort Study of 403 681 US Adults
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Importance: It is unclear whether, for the same amount of total physical activity, a higher proportion of vigorous physical activity (VPA) to total physical activity is associated with a greater reduction in mortality. Objective: To examine the association of the proportion of VPA to total physical activity (defined as moderate to vigorous physical activity [MVPA]) with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease mortality, and cancer mortality. Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study included 403 681 adults from the National Health Interview Survey 1997-2013 who provided data on self-reported physical activity and were linked to the National Death Index records through December 31, 2015. Statistical analysis was performed from May 15, 2018, to August 15, 2020. Exposures: Proportion of VPA to total physical activity among participants performing any MVPA. Main Outcomes and Measures: All-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease mortality, and cancer mortality. Cox proportional hazards regression models were performed to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs, adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle risk factors, and total physical activity. Result: Among the 403 681 individuals (225 569 women [51.7%]; mean [SD] age, 42.8 [16.3] years) in the study, during a median 10.1 years (interquartile range, 5.4-14.6 years) of follow-up (407.3 million person-years), 36 861 deaths occurred. Mutually adjusted models considering the recommendations of moderate physical activity (MPA; 150-299 vs 0 minutes per week) and VPA (≥75-149 vs 0 minutes per week) showed similar associations for all-cause mortality (MPA: HR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.80-0.87; and VPA: HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.76-0.84) and cardiovascular disease mortality (MPA: HR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.68-0.83; and VPA: HR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.70-0.91). For the same contrasts, VPA (HR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.80-0.99) showed a stronger inverse association with cancer mortality compared with MPA (HR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.86-1.02). Among participants performing any MVPA, a higher proportion of VPA to total physical activity was associated with lower all-cause mortality but not with cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality. For instance, compared with participants with 0% of VPA (no vigorous activity), participants performing greater than 50% to 75% of VPA to total physical activity had a 17% lower all-cause mortality (hazard ratio, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.78-0.88), independent of total MVPA. The inverse association between proportion of VPA to total physical activity and all-cause mortality was consistent across sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle risk factors, and chronic conditions at baseline. Conclusions and Relevance: This study suggests that, for the same volume of MVPA, a higher proportion of VPA to total physical activity was associated with lower all-cause mortality. Clinicians and public health interventions should recommend 150 minutes or more per week of MVPA but also advise on the potential benefits associated with VPA to maximize population health.
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“For a given volume of physical activity, higher contributions of VPA are associated with additional mortality risk reduction10–13.”
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“The health effects of each time unit of physical activity are intensity dependent10–13.”
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“This seemingly sizeable difference in VPA amounts associated with a comparable effect size may be explained by the different measurements and domains employed in each study, the select sample of nonexercisers we employed in our study, and the strong possibility that the referent no vigorous leisure time physical activity group in this US study11 may do some VILPA.”
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“Questionnaires10–12 can only capture continuous blocks of time containing a mixture of vigorous activity with interruptions and rest, rather than actual time in vigorous intensity that the wearable devices in our study could quantify.”
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“At present, guidance is framed around moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA); higher contributions of vigorous physical activity are associated with better health outcomes 8 due to the pronounced cardioprotective adaptations promoted by higher physical exertion.9,10”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wang, Y., Nie, J., Ferrari, G., Rey-Lopez, J. P., & Rezende, L. F. M.
- Affiliations
- Wuhan University (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Laboratorio de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Santiago de Chile CH, Santiago, Chile
- i+HEALTH Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Yafeng
- Venue
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2021-02-01
- Volume
- 181
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 203
- ISSN
- 2168-6106 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7684516
- OpenAlex
- W3109689256
- Cited by
- 229
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 26 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 18
- FWCI
- 15.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- JAMA Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
- Keywords
- high-intensity exercise, moderate physical activity, physical activity intensity, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, cancer mortality, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, physical activity guidelines, National Health Interview Survey, National Death Index, adults, mortality risk reduction, lifestyle risk factors, sociodemographic factors, self-reported physical activity, hazard ratio
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Mortality, United States, Cohort Studies, Exercise
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