Sex, age, season, and habitual physical activity of older Japanese : the Nakanojo study
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Geschlecht, Alter, Jahreszeit und habituelle körperliche Aktivität älterer Japaner : die Nakanojo Studie |
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Autor: | Yasunaga, Akitomo; Togo, Fumiharu; Watanbe, Eiji; Park, Hyuntae; Park, Sungijn; Shephard, Roy J.; Aoyagi, Yukitoshi |
Erschienen in: | Journal of aging and physical activity |
Veröffentlicht: | 16 (2008), 1, S. 3-13, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1063-8652, 1543-267X |
DOI: | 10.1123/japa.16.1.3 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201002002451 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
The interactions of sex, age, season, and habitual physical activity were examined in 41 male and 54 female Japanese age 65–83 yr, using a pedometer/accelerometer that determined step counts and amounts of physical activity (<3 and >3 metabolic equivalents [METs]) throughout each 24-hr period for an entire year. All 3 measures were greater in men than in women. In women, age was negatively correlated with step count and activity <3 METs, but in men, it was correlated with step count and activity >3 METs. Irrespective of sex or age, all 3 activity variables were low in the winter, peaking in spring or autumn. In the summer, step counts matched the annual average, but durations of activity <3 and >3 METs were, respectively, longer and shorter than in other seasons. These findings have practical implications for those promoting physical activity for older adults. Verf.-Referat