Objectively Measured Physical Activity in a Diverse Sample of Older Urban UK Adults
Objectively Measured Physical Activity in a Diverse Sample of Older Urban UK Adults
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10.1249/mss.0b013e3181f36196
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2011-04-01
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Thompson, Janice L.
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Davis, Mark G.;Fox, Kenneth R.;Thompson, Janice L.
DAVIS, M. G., K. R. FOX, M. HILLSDON, D. J. SHARP, J. C. COULSON, and J. L. THOMPSON. Objectively Measured Physical Activity in a Diverse Sample of Older Urban UK Adults. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 647-654, 2011. Background: There are many health and social benefits of physical activity (PA) for older adults, but little is known about their activity patterns. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to objectively assess the PA patterns of older adults and the lifestyle and demographic factors associated with PA. Methods: Participants (N = 230, aged 78.1 yr) recruited from medical practices (between 2007 and 2008) completed journey logs and wore accelerometers for 7 d. Mean daily steps, counts per minute (CPM), minutes of sedentary, light, or moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), and frequency of journeys were analyzed (in 2009). Results: Younger participants (age = 70-74.9 yr) were significantly (P < 0.001) more active (5660.8 steps per day) than older participants aged 80+ yr (3409.6 steps per day). Men performed significantly (P = 0.035) more minutes MVPA than women (23.1 vs 13.8 min MVPA per day). Normal weight participants were significantly (P < 0.05) more active (5368.9 steps per day) than overweight (4532.7 steps per day) and obese (3251.4 steps per day) groups. Those performing many journeys (911.6 journeys per week) were significantly (P < 0.001) more active (5838.2 steps per day) than those performing few (