(HealthDay)—Increased physical activity, including a low amount of light-intensity physical activity (LPA), is associated with a reduced risk for dementia among older adults, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in JAMA Network Open.
Minjae Yoon, M.D., from Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues conducted a nationwide, retrospective cohort study involving 62,286 participants aged 65 years or older without preexisting dementia who had health checkup data available from January 2009 to December 2012. Physical activity level was assessed, and the association between LPA and dementia was…
