Objective physical activity and physical performance in middle-aged and older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults may have difficulty meeting the Physical Activity (PA) Guidelines. A favorable balance between PA and sedentary time (SED) is an important determinant of physical performance in older adults. Our objective was to explore associations of PA/SED with physical performance across mid-older age in adults without overt mobility disability.

Methods

Framingham Offspring Study participants free of mobility disability with accelerometry and physical performance data (gait speed, chair stand time, and handgrip strength), were studied in cross-sectional analysis (n = 1352). We regressed physical performance on PA level, measured using steps, moderate to vigorous (MV)PA and SED. We stratified by age groups, adjusted for covariates, and modelled MVPA and SED separa

SUBMITTER: Spartano NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9728559 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature