A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Midlife Is Related to Old Age Frailty
Authors: Savela SL, Koistinen P, Stenholm S, Tilvis RS, Strandberg AY, Pitkala KH, Salomaa VV, Strandberg TE
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
Publication year: 2013
Journal: Journals of Gerontology, Series A
Journal name in source: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
Journal acronym: J GERONTOL A-BIOL
Number in series: 11
Volume: 68
Issue: 11
First page : 1433
Last page: 1438
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 1079-5006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glt029
Conclusions. In this socioeconomically homogenous male cohort, higher physical activity since midlife was strongly associated with less frailty in old age.