According to a recent study, there may be an association between exercise that could further reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s in women by nearly 25 percent.
Different disorders or diseases can sometime affect people differently. It could be different for women, different for men, different for children. One of those differences is Parkinson’s disorder. According to the latest study, women who exercise regularly may have a 25 percent lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a study suggests.
The study, published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, does not prove that exercise reduces the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. It only shows an association.
“Exercise is a low-cost way to improve overall health, so our study sought to determine whether it may be associated with a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating disease with no cure,” said the author. from the study Alexis Elbaz, from the Inserm Research Center in Paris, France.
“Our results provide evidence for planning interventions to prevent Parkinson’s disease,” Elbaz said.
The study included 95,354 participating women, average age 49, who did not have Parkinson’s at the start of the study. The researchers followed the participants for three decades during which 1,074 participants developed Parkinson’s.
Over the course of the study, participants completed up to six questionnaires about the types and amount of physical activity they did.
They were asked how much they walked and how many flights of stairs they climbed daily, how many hours they spent on household activities, and how much time they spent on moderate recreational activities such as gardening and more vigorous activities such as sports.
Among participants in the highest exercise group, there were 246 cases of Parkinson’s disease or 0.55 cases per 1,000 person-years compared with 286 cases or 0.73 per 1,000 person-years among participants in the exercise group. lower. Person-years represent both the number of people in the study and the amount of time each person spends in the study.
After adjusting for factors such as place of residence, age at first period and menopausal status, and smoking status, the researchers found that people in the highest-exercising group had a 25 percent lower rate of developing Parkinson’s disease than those in the highest exercise group. from the least exercise group when physical activity was assessed up to 10 years before diagnosis; the association was maintained when physical activity was assessed up to 15 or 20 years before diagnosis.
The results were similar after adjusting for diet or medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
The researchers also found that 10 years before diagnosis, physical activity declined at a faster rate in people with Parkinson’s disease than in those without, likely due to the early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
One limitation of the study was that the participants were mostly health-conscious educators who volunteered to participate in a long-term study, so results may be different for the general population.
(With IANS entries)
Published Date: May 29, 2023 7:28 PM IST
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