Three-Year Changes in Physical Activity and Decline in Physical Performance Over 9 Years of Follow-Up in Older Adults: The Invecchiare in Chianti Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the associations between cumulative physical activity (PA) and its changes over 3 years and changes over 9 years of follow-up in physical performance in older adults.

Design

Longitudinal.

Setting

Community-based.

Participants

Men and women aged 65 and older from the Invecchiare in Chianti study (N = 782).

Measurements

Physical performance was assessed at baseline and at 3-, 6-, and 9-year follow-up using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). PA was assessed through an interviewer-administered questionnaire at baseline and 3-year follow-up. Analyses were adjusted for education, body mass index, smoking, alcohol intake, coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, cancer, lung disease, lower extremity osteoart

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Gomez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478441 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature