Associations between physical activity levels and chronic lung diseases in middle-aged and older adults in China: A CHARLS-based study
Zhaoyin Su, Long Pu, Rui Huang, Yifu Zhu, Yifeng Lin, Yuli He, Shuangwei Mao, Weitao Wang · 2026
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Zhaoyin Su and coauthors published a 2026 study in PLOS ONE on exercise and chronic lung disease among older Chinese adults, using a national aging survey. Over eight thousand people aged forty-five and above reported activity levels; about eighteen percent had a chronic lung condition. The relationship was modeled with careful adjustment, then checked by sex and age.
Vigorous activity stood out: high-intensity exercisers had lower odds of lung disease than the least active group, while moderate activity pointed the same way without clearing statistical certainty. The pattern was not universal: clear in men at both levels and in people sixty-five and older at the vigorous level, but absent in women. Because the data are one snapshot, activity cannot be said to prevent lung disease rather than illness limiting it; long-term studies are needed. Still, activity promotion aimed at older adults and middle-aged men is urged.
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| CREATOR | Zhaoyin Su, Long Pu, Rui Huang, Yifu Zhu, Yifeng Lin, Yuli He, Shuangwei Mao, Weitao Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40852 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |