Association between Daily Physical Activity and Locomotive Syndrome in Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Yoshihiko Ishihara, Hayao Ozaki, Takashi Nakagata, Toshinori Yoshihara, Toshiharu Natsume, Tomoharu Kitada, Masayoshi Ishibashi, Pengyu Deng, Yasuyuki Yamada, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shuichi Machida and Hisashi Naito
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Yoshihiko Ishihara: School of Science and Technology for Future Life, Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo 120-8551, Japan
Hayao Ozaki: Faculty of Health Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba 270-1695, Japan
Takashi Nakagata: Faculty of Health Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba 270-1695, Japan
Toshinori Yoshihara: Faculty of Health Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba 270-1695, Japan
Toshiharu Natsume: School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara 259-1193, Japan
Tomoharu Kitada: Faculty of Business Administration, Seijoh University, Miyoshi 476-8588, Japan
Masayoshi Ishibashi: COI Project Center, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
Pengyu Deng: Faculty of Health Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba 270-1695, Japan
Yasuyuki Yamada: Faculty of Health Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba 270-1695, Japan
Hiroyuki Kobayashi: Faculty of Health Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba 270-1695, Japan
Shuichi Machida: Faculty of Health Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba 270-1695, Japan
Hisashi Naito: Faculty of Health Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba 270-1695, Japan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-12

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the association between locomotive syndrome (LS) and daily physical activity (PA) in community-dwelling older adults. This cross-sectional study included 80 healthy Japanese older adults (40 men and 40 women; age: 60–79 years). Habitual daily PA was evaluated using a triaxial wrist accelerometer. Participants were divided into two groups based on the results of the two-step test, stand-up test, and 25-question geriatric locomotive function scale. Binomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the statistical relationships between daily PA and category of LS, adjusting for age from adjusted odds ratio (adjusted OR) with the 95 percent confidence intervals (95%CI) and bootstrap 95%CI. The mean step count and time spent on moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were significantly higher among non-LS participants than among LS participants in women, but not in men. Logistic regression analyses indicated that spending longer than 28 min/day on MVPA was significantly associated with a lower likelihood of LS relative to short time category under 28 min/day in women (adjusted OR = 0.12, 95%CI = 0.02–0.59, bootstrap 95%CI = 0.01–0.43), but not in men. This study suggests that in community-dwelling older women, those with higher MVPA had lower odds of LS, and daily MVPA was associated with LS, but not in men. Therefore, the associations between LS and daily physical activity were partly dependent on sex differences.

Keywords: locomotive disorders; daily step count; moderate to vigorous physical activity; triaxial accelerometer; aging (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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