Bottom Line: Older men who were prescribed statins (the cholesterol-lowering medications associated with muscle pain, fatigue and weakness) engaged in quite less physical activity.
Statin Use Among Older Men Linked With Less Physical Activity
A new study has found that older men who regularly used statins were less active physically compared to their counterparts who did not use statins.
A new study has found that older men who regularly used statins were less active physically compared to their counterparts who did not use statins.
How the Study Was Conducted: The authors used the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study to examine the relationship between self-reported physical activity and statin use with seven years of follow-up. The average age of the men in the study was nearly 73 years. Of the 3,039 men included in the longitudinal analysis, 727 (24 percent) were statin users at baseline and 1,467 (48 percent) never used a statin during the follow-up period. About one-quarter of the men (n=845) first reported using a statin during the follow-up.
Results: Scores on a self-reported physical activity questionnaire declined by an average of 2.5 points per year for nonusers and 2.8 points per year for prevalent users, a difference that was not statistically significant. For new users, annual scores declined at a faster rate than nonusers. A total of 3,071 men (1,542 of them statin users) had accelerometry data (a measure of movement). Statin users expended less metabolic equivalents (METS); engaged in less moderate physical activity with 5.4 fewer minutes per day; less vigorous activity with 0.6 fewer minutes per day and had more sedentary behavior with 7.6 more minutes per day.
Increased Physical Activity Lowers Risk of Gestational Diabetes Progressing to Type 2 Diabetes in Women
Women who suffered from gestational diabetes mellitus had a lower risk of their condition progressing to Type 2 diabetes mellitus if they opted for increased physical activity.
Women who suffered from gestational diabetes mellitus had a lower risk of their condition progressing to Type 2 diabetes mellitus if they opted for increased physical activity.
Editor's Note: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study is supported by National Institutes of Health funding. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.
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"Hippocrates pronounced 'walking is the best medicine.' Some might imagine that reduced activity in new statin users should be managed by urging statin users to exercise more, but this approach is not without hazard," the author continues.
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Changes in Lifestyle can Lead to Less Leisure Time Physical Activity in Adults
Changes in both physical status and lifestyle can lead to less leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in adults, suggests a new study.
Changes in both physical status and lifestyle can lead to less leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in adults, suggests a new study.
Source-Eurekalert
