Differences in the physical activity patterns among young old adults by three residential locations in Japan

• Iwasa Tsubasa

  Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University

• Takamiya Tomoko

  Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University

• Ohya Yumiko

  Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University

• Odagiri Yuko

  Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University

• Kikuchi Hiroyuki

  Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University

• Fukushima Noritoshi

  Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University

• Oka Koichiro

  Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University

• Kitabatake Yoshinori

  Department of Health Sciences, Saitama Prefectural University

• Shimomitsu Teruichi

  Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University

• Inoue Shigeru

  Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 国内3地域における前期高齢者の身体活動実施状況の違い
• コクナイ 3 チイキ ニ オケル ゼンキ コウレイシャ ノ シンタイ カツドウ ジッシ ジョウキョウ ノ チガイ

Abstract

The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the difference in physical activity among elderly living in different areas in Japan (“Bunkyo Ward in Tokyo” (Bunkyo) and “Fuchu City in Tokyo” (Fuchu) as urban areas, and “Oyama Town in Shizuoka” (Oyama) as a non-urban area). Participants were 1859 community-dwelling residents aged 65-74 years, randomly selected from the residential registry (response rate: 68.9%). A mail survey using self-administered questionnaires was conducted. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to calculate the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of various types of physical activity (eg, walking (Walking), going out (Going-out), bicycling (Bicycling), exercise habits (Exercise)), according to residential areas (reference category: Fuchu), stratified by gender, adjusting for socio-demographic variables. There was a significant difference in Going-out (ORs = 0.61 (95% CI: 0.44-0.86) for men, 0.48 (0.33-0.69) for women)), and Bicycling (0.04 (0.03-0.07) for men, 0.04 (0.02-0.07) for women) in Oyama compared to Fuchu. Furthermore, for women, there was a significant difference in Walking (0.56 (0.38-0.81)) and Exercise (0.59 (0.41-0.85)) in Oyama compared to Fuchu. There was a significant difference in Bicycling and Going-out for men in Bunkyo compared to Fuchu, but there was not a significant difference in other items. Low physical activity levels were observed in the elderly in the non-urban area compared to urban areas. The association was stronger in women. Regional difference might need to be taken into account for an effective physical activity intervention.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

  Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 64 (1), 145-154, 2015

  The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Keywords

• physical activity
• exercise
• epidemiology
• elderly
• environment

Details

• CRID: 1390001204920343296
• NII Article ID: 130004909062
• NII Book ID: AN00137986
• DOI: 10.7600/jspfsm.64.145
• ISSN: 18814751
• ISSN: 0039906X
• NDL BIB ID: 026069787
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I026069787
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jspfsm/64/1/64_145/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2015217198
• Text Lang: en
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