在9年的随访中,墨西哥裔美国老年人的步行活动和身体功能
Nicholas Tahmassi1, Soham Al Snih2,3,4
1John Sealy School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Journal of physical activity & health
|April 16, 2024
概括
参与任何步行活动可以显著降低老年墨西哥裔美国人身体功能低下的风险. 定期步行,即使有现有的残疾,也会随着时间的推移促进更好的身体功能.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 步行活动与慢性疾病,认知衰退,残疾和死亡率的减少有关.
- 老年人特别容易受到身体功能下降的伤害.
- 了解步行对老龄化人口身体功能的影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在9年的时间内调查行走活动与身体功能之间的关联.
- 为了检查78岁及以上的墨西哥裔美国成年人之间的这种关系.
- 为了确定行走在晚年维持身体功能方面的潜在好处.
主要方法:
- 研究包括998名来自西班牙裔定居人口的墨西哥裔美国人参与者,用于老年人的流行病学研究 (2007-2016).
- 收集关于步行频率/持续时间,健康状况和身体功能 (短物理性能电池) 的数据.
- 通用估计方程模型分析了基于步行状态的低身体功能概率.
主要成果:
- 与非步行者相比,每周步行少于150分钟的参与者身体功能低下的几率降低了34%.
- 那些每周步行≥150分钟的人,身体功能低下的几率降低了46%.
- 在控制共变量之后,这些关联仍然很重要.
结论:
- 任何水平的行走活动都与老年墨西哥裔美国人身体功能低下的风险降低有关.
- 走路的好处即使在具有先前残疾或医疗状况的个体中仍然存在.
- 在个人和社区层面推促进步行的干预措施,以减轻身体功能障碍.
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