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Assessment of the correlations between the level of physical activity and sociodemographic factors, functional capabilities and cognitive capabilities of elderly persons from south-eastern Poland Cover

Assessment of the correlations between the level of physical activity and sociodemographic factors, functional capabilities and cognitive capabilities of elderly persons from south-eastern Poland

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|Mar 2019

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Correlations between physical activity and general state of the study participants

VariableIPAQ (the sum of MET)|r|
Age-0.11
BMI-0.14
Tinetti POMA Test0.18
TUG-0.06
TUG cog0.01
10MWT-0.23
Right handgrip test0.11
Left handgrip test0.26
FS Test0.32
GDS-0.17
MMSE0.29

Characteristics of functional and cognitive capabilities of the study participants

Clinical scales and testsStudy group
IPAQ (mean MET) [±SD]4816.7 ± 4466.8
At least moderate [%]77.6
Low [%]22.7
Tinetti POMA Test [±SD]26.5 ± 3
High risk of falls [%]2.6
Moderate risk of falls [%]17.1
No risk of falls [%]80.3
TUG [±SD]10.3 ± 3.1
Increased risk of falls [%]17.1
No risk of falls [%]82.9
TUG cog [±SD]14.06 ± 5.2
Increased risk of falls [%]40.8
No risk of falls [%]59.2
10 MWT [±SD]9.75 ± 2.9
Right handgrip strength [±SD]30 ± 34.5
Left handgrip strength [±SD]23 ± 10
FS Test [±SD]12.2 ± 3.1
GDS [±SD]3.5 ± 3
No depression [%]76.3
Increasing depression [%]23.7
MMSE [±SD]26 ± 3.3
Moderate cognitive impairment [%]18.4
Mild cognitive impairment [%]35.5
No cognitive impairment [%]46.1

Characteristics of the study participants

VariableStudy group
Sex [%]
Women73.7
Men26.3
Age in years [±SD]71.4 ± 7.3
Body height in cm [±SD]162.1 ± 6.7
Body mass in kg [±SD]79.1 ± 14.1
Marital status [%]
Single50
In a relationship50
Education [%]
Primary/vocational67.1
At least secondary32.9
The number of falls within the last 12 months [%]
None71.1
At least one28.9
Number of fractures [%]
None77.6
At least one22.4

Comparison of the results of mean physical activity in two independent groups

VariableIPAQ (MET)Mean [±SD]p
Sex
Women3658.2 [±2922.8]
Men8060.3 [±6244.8]0.001
Marital status
Single3900.2 [±4314.8]
In a relationship5733.2 [±4483.4]0.02
Education
Primary/vocational4929.2 [±4935.4]
At least secondary4587.1 [±3394.4]0.70
Number of falls within the last 12 months
None4549.5 [±3821]
At least one5472.6 [±5811.7]0.98
Number of fractures
None5140.8 [±4116.3]
At least one3691.9 [±5510.9]0.02
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 11
Published on: Mar 20, 2019
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2019 Gabriela Szmul, Agnieszka Podufały, Faustyna Pych, Agnieszka Wójcicka, Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej, Bernard Sozański, published by University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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