Associations of Daily Walking Time With Pneumonia Mortality Among Elderly Individuals With or Without a Medical History of Myocardial Infarction or Stroke: Findings From the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study

Associations of Daily Walking Time With Pneumonia Mortality Among Elderly Individuals With or Without a Medical History of Myocardial Infarction or Stroke: Findings From the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study

Background: The association between daily walking and pneumonia mortality, stratified by the presence of disease conditions, such as myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke, was investigated. Methods: The study participants were 22,280 Japanese individuals (9,067 men and 13,213 women) aged 65–79 years....

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Main Authors: Shigekazu Ukawa, Wenjing Zhao, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Naohito Tanabe, Hiroyasu Iso, Akiko Tamakoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
Subjects:
walking
pneumonia
influenza
motor activity
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/29/6/29_JE20170341/_pdf

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