Abstract
Ageing is accompanied with a decline in respiratory function. It is hypothesised that this may be attenuated by high physical activity levels. We performed spirometry in master athletes (71 women; 84 men; 35-86 years) and sedentary people (39 women; 45 men; 24-82 years), and calculated the predicted lung age (PLA). The negative associations of age with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1; 34 mL·year-1) and other ventilatory parameters were similar in controls and master athletes. FEV1pred was 9 % higher (P < 0.005) and PLA 15 % lower (P = 0.013) in athletes than controls. There were no significant differences between endurance and power athletes and sedentary people in maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure. Neither age-graded performance nor weekly training hours were significantly related to lung age. Life-long exercise does not appear to attenuate the age-related decrease in ventilatory function. The better respiratory function in master athletes than age-matched sedentary people might be due to self-selection and attrition bias.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1007-1015 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Age |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 Jun 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- FEV
- Lung age
- Mouth pressure
- Peak expiratory flow
- Physical activity
- Physical exercise
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ageing
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
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Relationship between ventilatory function and age in master athletes and a sedentary reference population. / Degens, Hans; Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas Mark; Ireland, Alex; Korhonen, Marko T.; Suominen, Harri; Heinonen, Ari; Radak, Zsolt; McPhee, Jamie S.; Rittweger, Jörn.
In: Age, Vol. 35, No. 3, 01.06.2013, p. 1007-1015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Degens, Hans
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AU - Ireland, Alex
AU - Korhonen, Marko T.
AU - Suominen, Harri
AU - Heinonen, Ari
AU - Radak, Zsolt
AU - McPhee, Jamie S.
AU - Rittweger, Jörn
PY - 2013/6/1
Y1 - 2013/6/1
N2 - Ageing is accompanied with a decline in respiratory function. It is hypothesised that this may be attenuated by high physical activity levels. We performed spirometry in master athletes (71 women; 84 men; 35-86 years) and sedentary people (39 women; 45 men; 24-82 years), and calculated the predicted lung age (PLA). The negative associations of age with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1; 34 mL·year-1) and other ventilatory parameters were similar in controls and master athletes. FEV1pred was 9 % higher (P < 0.005) and PLA 15 % lower (P = 0.013) in athletes than controls. There were no significant differences between endurance and power athletes and sedentary people in maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure. Neither age-graded performance nor weekly training hours were significantly related to lung age. Life-long exercise does not appear to attenuate the age-related decrease in ventilatory function. The better respiratory function in master athletes than age-matched sedentary people might be due to self-selection and attrition bias.
AB - Ageing is accompanied with a decline in respiratory function. It is hypothesised that this may be attenuated by high physical activity levels. We performed spirometry in master athletes (71 women; 84 men; 35-86 years) and sedentary people (39 women; 45 men; 24-82 years), and calculated the predicted lung age (PLA). The negative associations of age with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1; 34 mL·year-1) and other ventilatory parameters were similar in controls and master athletes. FEV1pred was 9 % higher (P < 0.005) and PLA 15 % lower (P = 0.013) in athletes than controls. There were no significant differences between endurance and power athletes and sedentary people in maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure. Neither age-graded performance nor weekly training hours were significantly related to lung age. Life-long exercise does not appear to attenuate the age-related decrease in ventilatory function. The better respiratory function in master athletes than age-matched sedentary people might be due to self-selection and attrition bias.
KW - FEV
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KW - Physical activity
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