Qaisar Rizwan, Hussain M Azhar, Franzese Fabio, Karim Asima, Ahmad Firdos, Awad Atif, Alkahtani Shaea Ayed
Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Space Medicine Research Group, Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Arch Public Health. 2025 Feb 14;83(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s13690-025-01536-0.
The amount of physical activity, sleep, and sedentary behaviour affect several age-related diseases. However, no relevant study about their associations with cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases from European older adults is known.
We investigated the associations of the volumes of physical activity, sleep, and sedentary behaviour with low handgrip strength (HGS), heart attack, hip fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, and osteoarthritis among European older adults (age ≥ 50 years, n = 819) from ten countries using cross-sectional data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) conducted between 2019 and 2021. We used iso-temporal regression analysis to investigate the associations of lifestyle factors with age-related diseases.
The participants who met the weekly recommendation for 150 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) had lower prevalence of low HGS, difficulty lifting 5 kg of weight, heart attack, hip fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, and osteoarthritis. The iso-temporal regression analysis revealed that more light physical activity or MVPA was associated with lower prevalence of difficulty lifting 5 kg of weight and stroke. Lastly, longer sleep or less MVPA was associated with higher prevalence of stroke and difficulty lifting 5 kg of weight.
Collectively, our data shows the associations of several age-related diseases and optimal LPA, MVPA, and an optimal sleep. Our observations may be useful in optimizing lifestyle to combat age-related disorders in European older adults.
体力活动、睡眠和久坐行为的量会影响几种与年龄相关的疾病。然而，尚无关于欧洲老年人中这些因素与心血管和肌肉骨骼疾病之间关联的相关研究。
我们利用2019年至2021年期间进行的欧洲健康、年龄和退休调查（SHARE）的横断面数据，调查了来自十个国家的欧洲老年人（年龄≥50岁，n = 819）的体力活动量、睡眠量和久坐行为与低握力（HGS）、心脏病发作、髋部骨折、类风湿性关节炎、中风和骨关节炎之间的关联。我们使用等时回归分析来研究生活方式因素与年龄相关疾病之间的关联。
达到每周150分钟中等至剧烈体力活动（MVPA）推荐量的参与者，低握力、难以举起5公斤重物、心脏病发作、髋部骨折、类风湿性关节炎、中风和骨关节炎的患病率较低。等时回归分析显示，更多的轻度体力活动或MVPA与难以举起5公斤重物和中风的患病率较低有关。最后，较长的睡眠时间或较少的MVPA与中风和难以举起5公斤重物的患病率较高有关。
总体而言，我们的数据显示了几种与年龄相关的疾病与最佳的轻度体力活动、中等至剧烈体力活动和最佳睡眠之间的关联。我们的观察结果可能有助于优化生活方式，以对抗欧洲老年人中与年龄相关的疾病。
