Descriptive epidemiology of muscle-strengthening activities in Japanese middle-aged and older adults: the Hisayama Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Data on the prevalence of muscle-strengthening activities in Asia have been limited. Using data from a community-based cross-sectional survey of a general adult population in Japan, whose age and occupational distribution were very similar to the national averages, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of muscle-strengthening activities.

Methods

A community survey of local residents over 40 years of age was conducted in 2017-2018 as part of the Hisayama Study. Information on muscle-strengthening activities was obtained by means of a face-to-face interview by nurses. The prevalence of muscle-strengthening activities according to sex and age groups was estimated using a modified Poisson regression model. The prevalence ratios by subgroups based on anthropometry, phy

SUBMITTER: Honda T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812793 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature