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Physical leisure activity

Exposure

2 papers study it2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Funders: National Institute on Aging and 2 more
  • Humans2

Outcomes

1

Cognitive function

no changein humans1

1 study

  1. Physical leisure activity has no effect on cognitive function in humans.

    “Physical-LA was not associated with cognitive change.”

    Humans5 yearsn = 234

    Leisure activity engagement across adulthood predicts cognitive change after five years: Do gender and age matter?

    Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINSNov 11, 2022

Associations

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Composite endpoint of death, dementia or physical disability

downin humans1HR 0.62

1 study

  1. Physical leisure activity is associated with composite endpoint of death, dementia or physical disability in humans (HR 0.62 (95% CI 0.48–0.78)).

    “engagement in physical leisure activity (0.62, [0.48-0.78])”

    HumansInitially disability-free participants; multivariate-adjusted model15 yearsn = 1,878

    A nomogram for predicting disability-free survival in older adults over 15 years: A population-based cohort study

    Archives of gerontology and geriatricsJun 15, 2024

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