Associations between various types of activity and physical frailty in older Japanese: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity is known to help prevent physical frailty, but it is not clear which physical activities practiced alone or in combination are most closely associated with a lower risk of physical frailty. We investigated differences in the associations of exercise habit, social participation, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with physical frailty and its components among community-dwelling older Japanese adults.

Subjects and methods

A total of 831 older adults participated in this cross-sectional study. Physical frailty was defined based on the Fried et al. criteria. Exercise habit was defined as exercising ≥ 30 min per day for ≥ 2 days per week for ≥ 1 year. Social participation was defined as participating in community activities ≥ 1/week. MV

SUBMITTER: Yokote T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685653 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature