Various Leisure-Time Physical Activities Associated With Widely Divergent Life Expectancies: The Copenhagen City Heart Study Article

Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.06.025 PMID: 30193744 Web of Science: 000452006300013
International Collaboration

Cited authors

  • Schnohr, Peter; O'Keefe, James H.; Holtermann, Andreas; Lavie, Carl J.; Lange, Peter; Jensen, Gorm Boje; Marott, Jacob Louis

Abstract

  • Objective: To evaluate the differential improvements in life expectancy associated with participation in various sports.; Patients and Methods: The Copenhagen City Heart Study (CCHS) is a prospective population study that included detailed questionnaires regarding participation in different types of sports and leisure-time physical activity. The 8577 participants were followed for up to 25 years for all-cause mortality from their examination between October 10, 1991, and September 16, 1994, until March 22, 2017. Relative risks were calculated using Cox proportional hazards models with full adjustment for confounding variables.; Results: Multivariable-adjusted life expectancy gains compared with the sedentary group for different sports were as follows: tennis, 9.7 years; badminton, 6.2 years; soccer, 4.7 years; cycling, 3.7 years; swimming, 3.4 years; jogging, 3.2 years; calisthenics, 3.1 years; and health club activities, 1.5 years.; Conclusion: Various sports are associated with markedly different improvements in life expectancy. Because this is an observational study, it remains uncertain whether this relationship is causal. Interestingly, the leisure-time sports that inherently involve more social interaction were associated with the best longevity-a finding that warrants further investigation. (C) 2018 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Publication date

  • 2018

Published in

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0025-6196

Start page

  • 1775

End page

  • 1785

Volume

  • 93

Issue

  • 12