Prevention & lipidsCohort study
Associations between device-measured physical activity patterns and 8-year incidence of cardiovascular events in well-functioning older adults: variations by age
- Prospective cohort study
- device-measured (accelerometer)
Authors' conclusion
In this cohort of generally well-functioning older adults, frequent daily engagement in MVPA was associated with a reduced risk of incident CVD.
Study context
- Population
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD)-free, well-functioning older adults, Swedish SNAC-K study
- Participants
- 423 participants
- Exposure
- Physical activity patterns and incident CVD, by age group
- Outcome
- Incident CVD events:
- Fatal
- Non-fatal
- Follow-up
- 8-year period
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
CVD risk per additional 10 moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) walking events (total sample) · mean follow-up 5.6 years
Hazard ratio
0.90
95% CI 0.82–0.98
P = 0.019
Each additional 10 MVPA walking events
HR 0.90 (95% CI 0.82–0.98); P = 0.019
Each additional 10 MVPA walking events, as printed
- Participants with ≥1 CVD event
- 125 (30%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | HR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVD risk, oldest-old (≥80 years) (subgroup) — Each additional 100 LPA walking events | 0.61 (0.39–0.95) | P = 0.027 | |
| CVD risk, oldest-old (≥80 years) (subgroup) — Each additional 10 MVPA walking events | 0.87 (0.76–0.98) | P = 0.024 | |
| 0.20.5125Hazard ratio (log scale) |
CVD risk, younger-old adults (subgroup)
- No clear associations
Original publication
Associations between device-measured physical activity patterns and 8-year incidence of cardiovascular events in well-functioning older adults: variations by age. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 12 July 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf409
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it