Journal
JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 342-349Publisher
HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1123/japa.2015-0150
Keywords
injury; physical performance; SPPB; PASE
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- National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Aging [R01 AG10939, R01 AG17638, P30 AG024832, R03 AG046409]
- National Institute for Child Health and Human Development [R24 HD065702]
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We investigated the relationship between physical activity and physical function on the risk of falls over time in a cohort of Mexican-American adults aged 75 and older from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE). Participants were divided into four groups according to their level of physical activity and physical function: low physical activity and low physical function (n = 453); low physical activity and high physical function (n = 54); high physical activity and low physical function (n = 307); and high physical activity and high physical function (n = 197). Using generalized linear equation estimation, we showed that participants with high physical activity and low physical function had a greater fall risk over time, followed by the high physical activity and high physical function group. Participants seldom took part in activities that improve physical function. To prevent falls, modifications to physical activity should be made for older Mexican Americans.
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