dc.contributor.advisor | | |
dc.contributor.author | Lohne-Seiler, Hilde | |
dc.contributor.author | Hansen, Bjorge H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Anderssen, Sigmund A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kolle, Elin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-26T13:10:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-26T13:10:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2458 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/218165 | |
dc.description | Published version of an article in the journal: BMC Public Health. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-284 Open Access | nb_NO |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The link between physical activity (PA) and prevention of disease, maintenance of independence, and improved quality of life in older adults is supported by strong evidence. However, there is a lack of data on population levels in this regard, where PA level has been measured objectively. The main aims were therefore to assess the level of accelerometer-determined PA and to examine its associations with self-reported health in a population of Norwegian older adults (65-85 years). Methods. This was a part of a national multicenter study. Participants for the initial study were randomly selected from the national population registry, and the current study included those of the initial sample aged 65-85 years. The ActiGraph GT1M accelerometer was used to measure PA for seven consecutive days. A questionnaire was used to register self-reported health. Univariate analysis of variance with Bonferroni adjustments were used for comparisons between multiple groups. Results: A total of 560 participants had valid activity registrations. Mean age (SD) was 71.8 (5.6) years for women (n = 282) and 71.7 (5.2) years for men (n = 278). Overall PA level (cpm) differed considerably between the age groups where the oldest (80-85 y) displayed a 50% lower activity level compared to the youngest (65-70 y). No sex differences were observed in overall PA within each age group. Significantly more men spent time being sedentary (65-69 and 70-74 years) and achieved more minutes of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) (75-79 years) compared to women. Significantly more women (except for the oldest), spent more minutes of low-intensity PA compared to men. PA differed across levels of self-reported health and a 51% higher overall PA level was registered in those, with "very good health" compared to those with "poor/very poor health". Conclusion: Norwegian older adults PA levels differed by age. Overall, the elderly spent 66% of their time being sedentary and only 3% in MVPA. Twenty one percent of the participants fulfilled the current Norwegian PA recommendations. Overall PA levels were associated with self-reported health. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | nb_NO |
dc.subject | VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800 | nb_NO |
dc.subject | accelerometer, older people, physical activity level, self-reported health | nb_NO |
dc.title | Accelerometer-determined physical activity and self-reported health in a population of older adults (65-85 years): A cross-sectional study | nb_NO |
dc.type | Journal article | nb_NO |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | nb_NO |
dc.source.pagenumber | 1-10 | nb_NO |
dc.source.volume | 14 | nb_NO |
dc.source.journal | BMC Public Health | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-284 | |