Patterns of physical activity in sedentary older individuals with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) survey, summarized into weekly caloric expenditures, is a common physical activity (PA) assessment tool among older adults. Specific types of PA reported in the CHAMPS have not been systematically analyzed. We applied latent class analysis to identify the patterns of PA among sedentary older adults with diabetes reported in the CHAMPS survey.

Methods

Latent class models of PA were identified using the CHAMPS survey data reported by 115 individuals aged ≥60 years with type 2 diabetes whom volunteered for a clinical study of PA. Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess independent predictors of a specific latent class, including age, sex, and performance in physical function tests.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Lee PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5891981 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature