EXERCISE PATTERNS IN A POPULATION OF OLDER ADULTS
EXERCISE PATTERNS IN A POPULATION OF OLDER ADULTS
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DOI：
10.1016/s0749-3797(18)31107-3
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发表时间：
1989-03-01
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
CRIQUI, MH
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作者：
MCPHILLIPS, JB;PELLETTERA, KM;CRIQUI, MH
尽管最近所有年龄段的人都热衷于锻炼，但对老年人参与锻炼的程度知之甚少。这份报告描述了运动模式，在一个明确的人口老年人生活在南加州。从1984年到1987年，我们要求1,140名以前定义的50-93岁的成年社区成员报告在体检前两周内参加14项休闲活动的频率和持续时间。根据先前验证的量表，将运动分类为轻、中、重。访谈者确定了慢性病史、吸烟、身体和情绪功能以及自我评估的健康状况等信息。超过90%的人在评估前的两周内报告了一些身体活动。虽然中度和重度运动的比例随着年龄的增长而下降，但轻度运动的参与率和持续时间实际上增加了。散步是最常见的运动形式，与其他运动呈正相关：散步者比不散步者更有可能从事问卷调查确定的几乎所有形式的运动。在那些步行或从事中度或重度运动的人中，近60%的人每周至少进行三次，每次至少20分钟。有慢性病史、肥胖或吸烟史的人运动频率较低，运动与身体和情绪功能以及自我评价的健康状况呈正相关。这些数据表明，老年人可以在晚年进行锻炼。虽然不能排除自我选择，但这些数据也支持运动促进老年人幸福感的假设。
Little is known about the extent to which older adults engage in exercise, despite recent enthusiasm for exercise among people of all ages. This report describes the exercise patterns in a well-defined population of older adults living in southern California. From 1984 through 1987, we asked 1,140 members of a previously defined adult community 50-93 years of age to report the frequency and duration of participation in 14 leisure-time activities in the two weeks preceding a physical examination. Exercises were categorized as light, moderate, or heavy according to a previously validated scale. Interviewers ascertained information on chronic disease history, cigarette smoking, physical and emotional functioning, and self-rated health. More than 90% of the group reported some physical activity in the two-week period before their evaluation. While the rates of moderate and heavy exercise decreased with age, rates of participation in and duration of light exercise actually increased. Walking was the most common form of exercise reported and was positively associated with other exercise: walkers were more likely to engage in nearly every form of exercise ascertained by the questionnaire than were nonwalkers. Of those who walked or engaged in moderate or heavy exercise, nearly 60% did so three times a week for at least 20 minutes a time. Exercise frequency was lower in those with a history of chronic disease, obesity, or current cigarette smoking, and exercise was positively associated with physical and emotional functioning and self-rated health. These data illustrate that older adults can and do exercise late into life. While self-selection cannot be excluded, these data also support the hypothesis that exercise promotes well-being in older adults.