Journal article
Leisure-time vigorous physical activity is associated with better lung function: The prospective ECRHS study
E Fuertes, AE Carsin, JM Antó, R Bono, AG Corsico, P Demoly, T Gislason, JA Gullón, C Janson, D Jarvis, J Heinrich, M Holm, B Leynaert, A Marcon, J Martinez-Moratalla, D Nowak, S Pascual Erquicia, NM Probst-Hensch, C Raherison, W Raza Show all
Thorax | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2018
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Abstract
Objective We assessed associations between physical activity and lung function, and its decline, in the prospective population-based European Community Respiratory Health Survey cohort. Methods FEV 1 and FVC were measured in 3912 participants at 27-57 years and 39-67 years (mean time between examinations=11.1 years). Physical activity frequency and duration were assessed using questionnaires and used to identify active individuals (physical activity ≥2 times and ≥1 hour per week) at each examination. Adjusted mixed linear regression models assessed associations of regular physical activity with FEV 1 and FVC. Results Physical activity frequency and duration increased over the study period. I..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship scheme (Elaine Fuertes, H2020-MSCA-IF-2015; proposal number 704268). The present analyses are part of the Ageing Lungs in European Cohorts (ALEC) Study (www.alecstudy.org), which has also received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no 633212. The local investigators and funding agencies for the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS II and ECRHS II) are reported in the online supplementary file. These funders did not have any role in the study design, in the collection, analysis and interpretation of the data, in the writing of the report, and in the decision to submit the paper for publication.