Older Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: Energy costs of human activities in adults aged 60 and older.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the development of a Compendium for estimating the energy costs of activities in adults ≥60 years (OA Compendium).

Methods

Physical activities (PAs) and their metabolic equivalent of task (MET) values were obtained from a systematic search of studies published in 4 sport and exercise databases (PubMed, Embase, SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost), and Scopus) and a review of articles included in the 2011 Adult Compendium that measured PA in older adults. MET values were computed as the oxygen cost (VO₂, mL/kg/min) during PA divided by 2.7 mL/kg/min (MET₆₀₊) to account for the lower resting metabolic rate in older adults.

Results

We identified 68 articles and extracted energy expenditure data on 427 PAs. From these, we derived 99 unique Spe

SUBMITTER: Willis EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10818108 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature