| A randomized walking trial in postmenopausal women: effects on physical activity and health 10 years later. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9701104 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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BACKGROUND: It is important to determine if permanent lifestyle changes may result from physical activity interventions and whether health may be affected by these changes. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a 10-year follow-up of physical activity and self-reported health status in participants of a randomized clinical trial of walking intervention. METHODS: Of the original 229 volunteer postmenopausal women who participated in the original clinical trial, 196 (N = 96 intervention and 100 controls) completed the 10-year follow-up telephone interview. The interview protocol included questions on self-reported walking for exercise and purposes other than exercise, the Paffenbarger sport and exercise index, functional status, and various chronic diseases and conditions. RESULTS: The median values for both usual walking for exercise and total walking were significantly higher for walkers compared with controls (for both, P = .01), with median differences of 706 and 420 kcal/wk, respectively. After excluding women who reported heart disease during the original trial, 2 women in the walking group (2%) and 11 women in the control group (12%) reported physician-diagnosed heart disease over the last 10 years (P = .07). There were also fewer hospitalizations, surgeries, and falls among women in the walking group, although these differences were not statistically significant (P>.05). CONCLUSIONS: Although limited by self-report, this study may be the first to demonstrate long-term exercise compliance to a randomized control trial in older women and to suggest that health benefits may have ensued as a result of these increased activity levels. |
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Authors:
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M A Pereira; A M Kriska; R D Day; J A Cauley; R E LaPorte; L H Kuller |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of internal medicine Volume: 158 ISSN: 0003-9926 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Intern. Med. Publication Date: 1998 Aug 10-24 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-09-03 Completed Date: 1998-09-03 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372440 Medline TA: Arch Intern Med Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1695-701 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA. pereira@epivax.epi.umn.edu |
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Aged Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*, prevention & control Female Follow-Up Studies Health Status Health Surveys Humans Life Style Middle Aged Postmenopause* Time Factors Walking* |
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Comment In:
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Arch Intern Med. 1999 Apr 12;159(7):756-7
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