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| Title |
Are Older Adults Physically Active Enough – A Matter of Assessment Method? The Generation 100 Study
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0167012 |
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| Authors |
Nils Petter Aspvik, Hallgeir Viken, Nina Zisko, Jan Erik Ingebrigtsen, Ulrik Wisløff, Dorthe Stensvold |
| Abstract |
Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for general health. As a result, adults around the world are recommended to undertake regular PA of either absolute or relative intensity. Traditionally, adherence to PA recommendation is assessed by accelerometers that record absolute intensity thresholds. Since ageing often results in a decrease in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), older adults (aged > 65 years) might be more susceptible to not meeting the PA recommendation when measured in absolute terms. The aim of the present study was to compare the adherence to the PA recommendation using both absolute and relative thresholds. Additionally, we aimed to report the reference values for overall PA in a large sample of Norwegian older adults. PA was assessed for 7 days using the Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometer in 1219 older adults (624 females) aged 70-77 years. Overall PA was measured as counts per minute (CPM) and steps. Absolute and relative moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) thresholds were applied to quantify adherence to PA recommendation. The relative MVPA thresholds were developed specifically for the Generation 100 population sample. CRF was directly measured as peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak). Proportions meeting PA recommendation were 29% and 71% when utilizing absolute and relative MVPA, respectively. More females met the relative PA recommendation compared to males. Overall PA was higher among the youngest age group. Older adults with medium- and high levels of CRF were more physically active, compared to those with the lowest levels of CRF. This is the first study to compare adherence to PA recommendation, using absolute and relative intensity thresholds among older adults. The present study clearly illustrates the consequences of using different methodological approaches to surveillance of PA across age, gender and CRF in a population of older adults. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 48 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 21% |
| Unknown | 11 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 10 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 17% |
| Psychology | 4 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 14 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 April 2021.
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