Sedentary behavior, particularly sitting and watching television, is linked to lower odds of healthy aging, but substituting it with any physical activity — or even sleeping, in case of women with inadequate sleep — may lead to better overall health.Previous studies have shown that replacing sedentary behavior with physical activity may improve mortality outcomes, but whether this increased lifespan is accompanied by better overall health remains an unanswered question.
They included 45,176 women aged > 50 years in 1992 who were free of major chronic diseases and were followed-up for 20 years. The main outcome was healthy aging, defined as survival to ≥ 70 years of age and maintenance of four domains of health — being free of 11 main chronic diseases and having no impairment of subjective memory, physical function, or mental health.At 20 years of follow-up, 8.6% of the women achieved healthy aging, while 41.4% had none of the 11 chronic diseases, 16.1% had no physical function impairment, 44.1% had no mental health limitation, and 51.9% reported no memory impairment.
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