Total daily physical activity and the risk of AD and cognitive decline in older adults

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 78; no. 17; p. 1323
• Main Authors: Buchman, A S, Boyle, P A, Yu, L, Shah, R C, Wilson, R S, Bennett, D A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 24.04.2012
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology; Body Mass Index; Causality; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Educational Status; Energy Metabolism; Exercise; Female; Humans; Life Style; Male; Motor Activity; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Sex Factors

Studies examining the link between objective measures of total daily physical activity and incident Alzheimer disease (AD) are lacking. We tested the hypothesis that an objective measure of total daily physical activity predicts incident AD and cognitive decline. Total daily exercise and nonexercise...