Is Subjective Age Associated with Physical Fitness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Subjective Age Measurement
2.4. Physical Fitness Measurement
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Older Men | Older Women | Overall | |
---|---|---|---|
Numbers (n) | 94 | 182 | 276 |
Chronological age (years) | 71.21 ± 5.04 | 70.71 ± 4.82 | 70.88 ± 4.89 |
Subjective age (years) | 69.09 ± 7.77 | 69.85 ± 7.11 | 69.59 ± 7.33 |
Age discrepancy (scores) | 0.03 ± 0.06 | 0.01 ± 0.05 | 0.02 ± 0.05 |
Grip strength (kg) | 37.20 ± 5.68 | 24.24 ± 4.34 | 28.66 ± 7.82 |
Balancing on one leg with eyes open (s) | 43.09 ± 20.12 | 43.08 ± 22.47 | 43.08 ± 21.66 |
30 s chair stand test (repetitions/30 s) | 20.91 ± 4.96 | 20.05 ± 5.44 | 20.35 ± 5.29 |
4 m habitual walk (s) | 2.96 ± 0.46 | 3.05 ± 1.16 | 3.02 ± 0.98 |
6 min walk test (m) | 605.50 ± 62.45 | 556.51 ± 84.65 | 573.19 ± 81.09 |
① Felt Younger Group | ② Felt the Same Group | ③ Felt Older Group | p Values ① vs. ② | p Values ① vs. ③ | p Values ② vs. ③ | |
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Older men | ||||||
Grip strength (kg) | 39.98 ± 4.48 | 35.80 ± 5.61 | 33.83 ± 5.27 | 0.039 | <0.001 | 0.746 |
Balancing on one leg with eyes open (s) | 50.73 ± 17.50 | 37.82 ± 21.08 | 34.27 ± 19.53 | 0.125 | <0.001 | 1.000 |
30 s chair stand test (repetitions/30 s) | 23.92 ± 4.22 | 20.09 ± 4.32 | 17.06 ± 2.98 | 0.010 | <0.001 | 0.071 |
4 m habitual walk (s) | 2.80 ± 0.40 | 3.27 ± 0.44 | 3.08 ± 0.47 | 0.005 | 0.013 | 0.675 |
6 min walk test (m) | 641.85 ± 37.53 | 598.27 ± 47.73 | 557.91 ± 61.95 | 0.028 | <0.001 | 0.059 |
Older women | ||||||
Grip strength (kg) | 26.79 ± 3.59 | 23.57 ± 3.89 | 22.42 ± 4.09 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.442 |
Balancing on one leg with eyes open (s) | 56.37 ± 10.43 | 38.17 ± 24.65 | 34.14 ± 23.72 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.983 |
30 s chair stand test (repetitions/30 s) | 23.79 ± 4.93 | 17.94 ± 4.51 | 17.85 ± 4.46 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 1.000 |
4 m habitual walk (s) | 2.75 ± 0.41 | 3.12 ± 0.65 | 3.26 ± 1.61 | 0.374 | 0.020 | 1.000 |
6 min walk test (m) | 613.77 ± 44.67 | 548.85 ± 97.92 | 512.35 ± 76.58 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.040 |
B | SE | Beta | t | p Values | |
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Older men | |||||
(Constant) | −0.257 | 0.045 | - | −5.726 | <0.001 |
Grip strength | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.247 | 3.974 | <0.001 |
Balancing on one leg with eyes open | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.190 | 3.142 | 0.002 |
30-s chair stand test | 0.005 | 0.001 | 0.387 | 5.666 | <0.001 |
4-m habitual walk | −0.025 | 0.007 | −0.202 | −3.518 | 0.001 |
6-min walk test | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.268 | 4.044 | <0.001 |
R2 = 0.85, Adjusted R2 = 0.71, F = 46.35, p < 0.001 | |||||
Older women | |||||
(Constant) | −0.206 | 0.023 | - | -9.032 | <0.001 |
Grip strength | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.295 | 5.270 | <0.001 |
Balancing on one leg with eyes open | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.145 | 2.474 | 0.014 |
30-s chair stand test | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.356 | 6.053 | <0.001 |
4-m habitual walk | −0.002 | 0.002 | −0.050 | −0.941 | 0.348 |
6-min walk test | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.211 | 3.376 | 0.001 |
R2 = 0.54, Adjusted R2 = 0.53, F = 41.16, p < 0.001 |
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Wang, J.; Yu, J.; Zhao, X. Is Subjective Age Associated with Physical Fitness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6841. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116841
Wang J, Yu J, Zhao X. Is Subjective Age Associated with Physical Fitness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(11):6841. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116841
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Jin, Jiabin Yu, and Xiaoguang Zhao. 2022. "Is Subjective Age Associated with Physical Fitness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 11: 6841. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116841