Why the study?
Does higher physical activity reduce the incidence of heart failure (HFPEF and HFREF) in elderly individuals without prior myocardial infarction?
Population
1142 elderly participants (mean age 76 years) from the Framingham Study without prior myocardial infarction
Comparison
Higher physical activity vs Lower physical activity
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 10 years
Key result
Higher physical activity was associated with a 15-56% lower age- and sex-adjusted risk of any heart failure and HFPEF in elderly adults over a mean 10-year follow-up.
Authors
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Physical inactivity was associated with higher HF risk in the elderly; extends middle-aged data but leaves open causality for both HFpEF and HFrEF.
Cohort (n=1,142)
Does higher physical activity reduce the incidence of heart failure (HFPEF and HFREF) in elderly individuals without prior myocardial infarction?
Effect estimate: 15-56% lower risk
Higher physical activity in the elderly is associated with a reduced risk of developing heart failure, particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF).
Kraigher‐Krainer et al. (2013) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=1,142). Physical activity vs. Lower physical activity was evaluated on Incidence of HF, HFPEF, and HFREF (15-56% lower risk). Higher physical activity was associated with a 15-56% lower age- and sex-adjusted risk of any heart failure and HFPEF in elderly adults over a mean 10-year follow-up.
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