Does Strength-Promoting Exercise Confer Unique Health Benefits? A Pooled Analysis of Data on 11 Population Cohorts With All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Mortality Endpoints
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Article Title | Does Strength-Promoting Exercise Confer Unique Health Benefits? A Pooled Analysis of Data on 11 Population Cohorts With All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Mortality Endpoints |
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ERA Journal ID | 13392 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Stamatakis, Emmanuel (Author), Lee, I.-Min (Author), Bennie, Jason (Author), Freeston, Jonathan (Author), Hamer, Mark (Author), O’Donovan, Gary (Author), Ding, Ding (Author), Bauman, Adrian (Author) and Mavros, Yorgi (Author) |
Journal Title | American Journal of Epidemiology |
Journal Citation | 187 (5), pp. 1102-1112 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2018 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0002-9262 |
1476-6256 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwx345 |
Web Address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/187/5/1102/4582884 |
Abstract | Public health guidance includes recommendations to engage in strength-promoting exercise (SPE), but there is little evidence on its links with mortality. Using data from the Health Survey for England and the Scottish Health Survey from 1994–2008, we examined the associations between SPE (gym-based and own-body-weight strength activities) and all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular disease mortality. Multivariable-adjusted Cox regression was used to examine the associations between SPE (any, low-/high-volume, and adherence to the SPE guideline (≥2 sessions/week)) and mortality. The core sample comprised 80,306 adults aged ≥30 years, corresponding to 5,763 any-cause deaths (736,463 person-years). Following exclusions for prevalent disease/events occurring in the first 24 months, participation in any SPE was favorably associated with all-cause (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.77, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.69, 0.87) and cancer (HR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.56, 0.86) mortality. Adhering only to the SPE guideline was associated with all-cause (HR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.66, 0.94) and cancer (HR = 0.66, 95% CI: 0.48, 0.92) mortality; adhering only to the aerobic activity guideline (equivalent to 150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity activity) was associated with all-cause (HR = 0.84, 95% CI: 0.78, 0.90) and cardiovascular disease (HR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.68, 0.90) mortality. Adherence to both guidelines was associated with all-cause (HR = 0.71, 95% CI: 0.57, 0.87) and cancer (HR = 0.70, 95% CI: 0.50, 0.98) mortality. Our results support promoting adherence to the strength exercise guidelines over and above the generic physical activity targets. |
Keywords | cancer; cardiometabolic disease; cardiovascular disease; mortality; physical activity; resistance training; strength-promoting exercise; strength training |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420603. Health promotion |
420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified | |
420201. Behavioural epidemiology | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Sydney |
Harvard University, United States | |
Victoria University | |
Loughborough University, United Kingdom | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6350/does-strength-promoting-exercise-confer-unique-health-benefits-a-pooled-analysis-of-data-on-11-population-cohorts-with-all-cause-cancer-and-cardiovascular-mortality-endpoints
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