The Association Between Physical Function and Lifestyle Activity and Exercise in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

Objectives: To determine whether older adults who exercise demonstrate higher levels of physical function than those who do not exercise but are physically active throughout the day. Design: Cross‐sectional examination of baseline data from the Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) study....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2004-04, Vol.52 (4), p.502-509
Hauptverfasser:	Brach, Jennifer S., Simonsick, Eleanor M., Kritchevsky, Stephen, Yaffe, Kristine, Newman, Anne B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Aged Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Body Mass Index Chi-Square Distribution Cross-Sectional Studies Development. Metamorphosis. Moult. Ageing Elderly people Exercise Exercise Test Female Functional status Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geriatric Assessment Geriatrics Gerontology Health Status Health Surveys Humans Life Style Lifestyle Linear Models Logistic Models Male Medical sciences Morbidity Older people Pennsylvania - epidemiology Physical activity Physical Endurance Physical Fitness physical function Prevalence Studies Tennessee - epidemiology USA Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Walking
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Zusammenfassung:	Objectives: To determine whether older adults who exercise demonstrate higher levels of physical function than those who do not exercise but are physically active throughout the day. Design: Cross‐sectional examination of baseline data from the Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) study. Setting: Health ABC field centers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Memphis, Tennessee. Participants: Three thousand seventy‐five well‐functioning black and white men and women aged 70 to 79. Measurements: Physical activity and exercise were assessed using a modified leisure‐time physical activity questionnaire. Participants were classified as inactive (reporting
ISSN:	0002-8614 1532-5415
DOI:	10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52154.x