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- Title
How Do Physical Activity and Health Vary Among Younger, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults With and Without Disability?
- Authors
Kamil-Rosenberg, Shirit; Greaney, Mary L.; Hochman, Tsivia; Garber, Carol Ewing
- Abstract
Physical activity (PA) and health were compared in younger (YA; 18–44 years), middle-aged (MA; 45–64 years), and older (OA; ≥65 years) adults with disability (PWD), functional limitation (PFL), or without disability (PWoD). Disability occurred in YA (PWD: 2.3%; PFL: 14.3%), MA (PWD: 8.5%; PFL: 23.8%), and OA (PWD: 14.9%; PFL: 26.6%). Not meeting aerobic/muscle-strengthening PA recommendations was frequent in YA (PWD: 50.7%; PFL: 42.5%; PWoD: 35.8%), MA (PWD: 56.7%; PFL: 44.0%; PWoD: 35.6%), and OA (PWD: 57.8%; PFL: 44.1%; PWoD: 33.1%). Among PWD, YA and MA met muscle, strengthening recommendations more frequently than did OA; PFL did more aerobic PA than PWD. The presence of chronic diseases, female gender, White race, lower education, and less income were associated with being PWD or PFL. Those with greater PA were less likely to be PWD or PFL. Results suggest increasing public health efforts to promote healthy lifestyles in MA and OA.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL aspects of aging; LIFE skills; AEROBIC exercises; AGE distribution; BEHAVIOR modification; CHRONIC diseases; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH promotion; HEALTH status indicators; PSYCHOLOGY of People with disabilities; RACE; SEX distribution; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PHYSICAL activity; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESISTANCE training; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Aging & Physical Activity, 2019, Vol 27, Issue 2, p234
- ISSN
1063-8652
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/japa.2017-0215