The Relationship of Sitting Time and Physical Activity on the Quality of Life in Elderly People

Jung In Choi, Young Hye Cho, Yun Jin Kim, Sang Yeoup Lee, Jeong Gyu Lee, Yu Hyeon Yi, Young Jin Tak, Hye Rim Hwang, Seung Hun Lee, Eun Ju Park, Young In Lee, Young Jin Ra and Su Jin Lee
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Jung In Choi: Family Medicine Clinic, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Center and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Young Hye Cho: Family Medicine Clinic, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Center and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Yun Jin Kim: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Sang Yeoup Lee: Family Medicine Clinic, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Center and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Jeong Gyu Lee: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Yu Hyeon Yi: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Young Jin Tak: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Hye Rim Hwang: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Seung Hun Lee: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Eun Ju Park: Family Medicine Clinic, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Center and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Young In Lee: Family Medicine Clinic, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Center and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Young Jin Ra: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Su Jin Lee: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infections Disease, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-9

Abstract: Few studies have shown the combined impact of sitting time and physical activity on quality of life in older people. This cross-sectional study, using data from the 2016–2018 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, examines the association between sitting time and physical activity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Korean adults aged ? 65 years. HRQoL was assessed using the EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D, three-level version). We divided subjects into groups based on sitting time and physical activity and analyzed the combined association of sitting time and physical activity with HRQoL. The association between longer sitting time (?8 h) and HRQoL was analyzed using multiple logistic regression. In total, 4276 participants were included. Prolonged sitting time was associated with all of the EQ-5D dimensions: mobility (odds ratio [OR]: 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.22–1.68), self-care (OR: 1.65 [95% CI 1.25–2.17]), usual activities (OR: 2.07 [95% CI 1.69–2.52]), pain/discomfort (OR: 1.57 [95% CI 1.34–1.84]), and anxiety/depression (OR: 1.49 [95% CI 1.17–1.91]). The prolonged sitting time/inactive group had higher ORs for all the EQ-5D dimensions than the low sitting time/active group. Prolonged sitting time was associated with low HRQoL in elderly Korean adults; physical activity could weaken the negative influence of prolonged sitting time on HRQoL.

Keywords: sitting time; quality of life; physical activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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