Source: International Congress 2016 – Important factors, besides smoking, that relate to lung function and decline in lung function
Disease area: Airway diseases

Abstract

BackgroundThere is a lack of knowledge on associations between long-term physical activity and respiratory health.ObjectiveTo assess the association between physical activity over time and lung function in a population-based multicentre European adult cohort.MethodsFEV1 and FVC were assessed in ECRHS participants at ECRHS II (27-57 years) and ECRHS III (39-67 years). Participants were classified as physically active (> 2 times a week and > 1 hour) or non-active at both time points using self-reported questionnaires. Associations between physical activity status over time and lung function level at ECRHS III were assessed using mixed linear regression models.ResultsParticipants who became or remained active at ECRHS III had significantly higher FEV1 and FVC levels compared to participants who were non-active at both ECHRS II and ECRHS III.

Associations between FEV1 and FVC levels at ECRHS III, and activity status at ECRHS II and III*

	FEV1 (ml)		FVC (ml)
	N	beta (95% CI)	N	beta (95% CI)
Non-active at ECRHS II and ECRHS III	1810	(reference)	1796	(reference)
Active at ECRHS II and non-active at ECRHS III	628	7.8 (-15.7, 31.3)	626	-1.0 (-31.8, 29.7)
Non-active at ECRHS II and active at ECRHS III	844	41.8 (20.2, 63.3)	841	66.5 (38.3, 94.7)
Active at ECRHS II and ECRHS III	950	37.7 (16.4, 59.0)	947	50.0 (22.2, 77.9)

 

Effect estimates were slightly attenuated but remained significant after excluding current smokers.ConclusionsOver a ten year period, becoming or remaining physically active was associated with higher subsequent lung function in European adults.
*Adjusted for age, age2, sex, height, education, smoking status and lung function at ECRHS II. Positive values indicate better lung function with respect to reference.

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Elaine Fuertes (Munich, Germany), Elaine Fuertes, Josep M. Antó, Roberto Bono, Anne-Elie Carsin, Shyamali Dharmage, Thorarinn Gislason, Deborah Jarvis, Ane Johannessen, Joachim Heinrich, Bénédicte Leynaert, Alessandro Marcon, Wasif Raza, Francisco Gomez Real, Melissa Russell, Cecilie Svanes, Judith Garcia Aymerich. Long-term physical activity pattern and lung function in European adults. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 5002

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