Chronic diseases and objectively monitored physical activity profile among aged individuals - a cross-sectional twin cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

High physical activity (PA) at old age indicates good functional capacity enabling independent living. We investigated how different disease conditions are associated with measured PA indicators in old women and men, and whether they recognize this association.

Materials and methods

This cross-sectional twin cohort study in Finland comprised 779 individuals (276 complete twin pairs, including 117 monozygotic pairs), who participated in hip-worn accelerometer monitoring of PA and responded to questions on diseases and mobility limitations at mean age of 73 (range 71-75).

Results

Of the participants, 23.2% reported having a disease restricting mobility. With sex and age in the regression model, the reported disease restricting mobility explained 11.8% of th

SUBMITTER: Kujala UM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857471 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature