Relationship of the Behavior of Older Participants with Body Composition Change: Results of the Second Wave of the Cognition of Older People, Education, Recreational Activities, Nutrition, Comorbidities, and Functional Capacity Studies (COPERNICUS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

To examine the relationship between the frequency of physical activities and food product consumption with body composition change after two years in a sample of older people.

Methods

Body composition, mass change, frequency of physical activity, and food products consumption were measured. Depression severity, health self-assessment, cognitive function, and demographic data were included as confounders.

Results

There were no significant changes in body composition except for a reduction in visceral fat level within two years (p < 0.05). Drinking beer and eating sweets a few times per week were associated with a significant increase in body fat percentage (p < 0.05). Drinking green or white tea more frequently than a few times per year was rel

SUBMITTER: Kujawska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10142008 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature