Longevity in Male and Female Joggers: The Copenhagen City Heart Study
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Randomized trial investigates jogging's effects on longevity in healthy men and women, suggesting significant health benefits.
Key Points
- The study aimed to determine the association between jogging and all-cause mortality in men and women.
- Analyzed data from 17,589 healthy men and women aged 20-98 from the Copenhagen City Heart Study.
- Classified 1,878 participants as joggers and recorded mortality over a maximum follow-up of 35 years.
- Utilized a Cox model to estimate survival curves and calculate expected lifetime.
- Joggers had a lower age-adjusted hazard ratio of death at 0.56 (95% CI: 0.46, 0.67) for men and 0.56 (95% CI: 0.40, 0.80) for women.
- Jogging was associated with an increased survival of 6.2 years in men and 5.6 years in women.
- In total, 122 deaths occurred among joggers compared to 10,158 deaths among non-joggers.
Cite This Study
Schnohr et al. (2013) studied this question.