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Developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to identify a method for assessing physical fitness age that is easy to use with both frail and healthy elderly women and to examine its validity. METHODS: Principal component analysis was used to develop a formula of physical fitness age from four motor fun...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5790071/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29416326 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S146996 |
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author | Nakagaichi, Masaki Anan, Yuya Hikiji, Yuto Uratani, Sou |
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description | OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to identify a method for assessing physical fitness age that is easy to use with both frail and healthy elderly women and to examine its validity. METHODS: Principal component analysis was used to develop a formula of physical fitness age from four motor function variables. The subjects comprised 688 (75.7±6.0 years) elderly women, in order to develop a physical fitness scale. The formula for calculating physical fitness age was expressed as physical fitness age =−0.419× grip strength −0.096× balancing on one leg with eyes open −0.737×30 s chair stand +0.503× figure-of-8 walking test +0.47× chronological age +52.68. RESULTS: Measures obtained from subjects in the frail elderly (n=11, 73.0±2.3 years) and exercise (n=10, 70.8±3.1 years) groups were used to examine the validity of the assessment. The mean physical fitness age of the frail elderly group (79.0±3.7 years) was significantly higher than its mean chronological age (73.0±2.3 years, p<0.05). The mean physical fitness age of the exercise group (65.6±3.1 years) was significantly lower than the chronological age (70.8±3.1 years, p<0.05). CONCLUSION: These findings confirm that physical fitness age scores are applicable to frail and healthy elderly women. Physical fitness age is a valid measure of motor function in elderly women. |
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spelling | pubmed-57900712018-02-07 Developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women Nakagaichi, Masaki Anan, Yuya Hikiji, Yuto Uratani, Sou Clin Interv Aging Original Research OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to identify a method for assessing physical fitness age that is easy to use with both frail and healthy elderly women and to examine its validity. METHODS: Principal component analysis was used to develop a formula of physical fitness age from four motor function variables. The subjects comprised 688 (75.7±6.0 years) elderly women, in order to develop a physical fitness scale. The formula for calculating physical fitness age was expressed as physical fitness age =−0.419× grip strength −0.096× balancing on one leg with eyes open −0.737×30 s chair stand +0.503× figure-of-8 walking test +0.47× chronological age +52.68. RESULTS: Measures obtained from subjects in the frail elderly (n=11, 73.0±2.3 years) and exercise (n=10, 70.8±3.1 years) groups were used to examine the validity of the assessment. The mean physical fitness age of the frail elderly group (79.0±3.7 years) was significantly higher than its mean chronological age (73.0±2.3 years, p<0.05). The mean physical fitness age of the exercise group (65.6±3.1 years) was significantly lower than the chronological age (70.8±3.1 years, p<0.05). CONCLUSION: These findings confirm that physical fitness age scores are applicable to frail and healthy elderly women. Physical fitness age is a valid measure of motor function in elderly women. Dove Medical Press 2018-01-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5790071/ /pubmed/29416326 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S146996 Text en © 2018 Nakagaichi et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Nakagaichi, Masaki Anan, Yuya Hikiji, Yuto Uratani, Sou Developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women |
title | Developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women |
title_full | Developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women |
title_fullStr | Developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women |
title_full_unstemmed | Developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women |
title_short | Developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women |
title_sort | developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5790071/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29416326 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S146996 |
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