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Leisure time physical activity and sleep predict mortality in men irrespective of background in competitive sports

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Wennman, Heini, Kronholm, Erkki, Heinonen, Olli J., Kujala, Urho M., Kaprio, Jaakko, Partonen, Timo, Bäckmand, Heli, Sarna, Seppo +1 more·2017·Progress in Preventive Medicine

Abstract

Introduction: Physical activity and sleep are closely related behaviors with suggested synergistic influence on cardiovascular health. Physical activity potentially modifies associations between sleep and mortality. Our aim was to study the interrelationships between sleep, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), a history of sports, and mortality. Methods: A prospective cohort of former elite male athletes (n = 1,028), and age- and region-matched nonathlete men (n = 610) completed a health questionnaire in 1985. Their mortality was followed up until December 31, 2011. Analyses included Cox proportional hazards models with sleep duration and sleep quality as main predictors of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Results: Sleep duration or sleep quality were not independently associated with mortality after controlling for socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. The interaction between sleep duration and LTPA was significant, with higher risk of all-cause and CVD mortality if sleeping 6 hours or less and not achieving 450 metabolic equivalent minutes LTPA weekly, as compared with sleeping 6.5–8.5 hours and achieving 450 metabolic equivalent minutes of LTPA. Also, the relative excess risk due to interaction between short sleep and low LTPA was significant for CVD mortality. Discussion: Significant interactions between sleep duration and LTPA with regard to mortality were observed. In particular, short sleep and low LTPA jointly predicted all-cause and CVD mortality irrespective of a history of sports. Findings suggest important synergistic associations of short sleep and low LTPA with CVD mortality risk.

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Wennman, H., Kronholm, E., Heinonen, O. J., Kujala, U. M., Kaprio, J., Partonen, T., Bäckmand, H., Sarna, S., & Borodulin, K.
Affiliations
  • Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
  • Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FI)
  • University of Turku (FI)
  • University of Jyväskylä (FI)
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
Venue
Progress in Preventive Medicine
Published
2017-11
Volume
2
Issue
6
Pages
e0009
ISSN
2473-294X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2950175883
Cited by
26
References
63
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0.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc-nd
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  • Progress in Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
leisure-time physical activity, sleep duration, sleep quality, mortality, cardiovascular mortality, all-cause mortality, elite athletes, short sleep duration, interaction effects, men

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