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Association Between Geographic Elevation, Bone Status, and Exercise Habits: The Shimane CoHRE Study
Miwako Takeda1, Tsuyoshi Hamano2, Kunie Kohno3
1Center for Community-Based Health Research and Education (COHRE), Organization for the Promotion of Project Research, Shimane University, 223-8 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan. cohre1@med.shimane-u.ac.jp.
Summary
Living at higher elevations may impact bone health in elderly women, particularly those who do not exercise. Residential environment and exercise habits are crucial for bone status promotion strategies in rural mountainous areas.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Environmental Health
- Bone Metabolism
Background:
- Growing interest in residential environment's impact on health.
- Association between geographic elevation and bone status is largely unknown.
- Exercise habits may modify the relationship between elevation and bone status due to varying physical activity levels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between residential elevation and bone status in an elderly population.
- To determine if exercise habits influence the relationship between elevation and bone status.
- To explore strategies for maintaining bone health in rural mountainous areas.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study conducted from 2012-2013.
- Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) used to measure bone status, expressed as a proportion of the young adult mean (%YAM).
- Data analyzed for 321 men and 500 women residing in a mountainous area.
Main Results:
- No significant association between elevation and %YAM was found in men.
- No significant association between elevation and %YAM was found in women with exercise habits.
- A significant association between higher elevation and better %YAM was observed in women without exercise habits.
Conclusions:
- Residential elevation may be a factor in bone status for elderly women, especially those with sedentary lifestyles.
- Exercise habits play a modifying role in the relationship between living environment and bone health.
- Public health strategies should consider both residential environment and physical activity levels to promote bone health in elderly populations in rural mountainous regions.
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