Association Of Physical Activity Levels Research Articles

Physical activity, walking exercise, and calf skeletal muscle characteristics in patients with peripheral arterial disease

This cross-sectional study was set in an academic medical center and conducted to identify associations of physical activity level and walking exercise frequency with calf skeletal muscle characteristics in individuals with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Calf muscle characteristics in 439 men and women with PAD were measured with computed tomography at 66.67% of the distance between the distal and proximal tibia. Physical activity was measured continuously during 7 days with a vertical accelerometer. Patient report was used to determine the number of blocks walked during the past week and walking exercise frequency. Results were adjusted for age, sex, race, comorbidities, ankle-brachial index, body mass index, smoking, and other confounders. For both objective and subjective measures, more physically active PAD participants had higher calf muscle area and muscle density. Calf muscle area across tertiles of accelerometer-measured physical activity were first activity tertile, 5071 mm(2); second activity tertile: 5612 mm(2); and third activity tertile, 5869 mm(2) (P < .001). Calf muscle density across tertiles of patient-reported blocks walked during the past week were first activity tertile, 31.4 mg/cm(3); second activity tertile, 33.0 mg/cm(3); and third activity tertile, 33.8 mg/cm(3) (P < .001). No significant associations were found between walking exercise frequency and calf muscle characteristics. Among participants with PAD, higher physical activity levels, measured by accelerometer and by patient-reported blocks walked per week, were associated with more favorable calf muscle characteristics. In contrast, more frequent patient-reported walking exercise was not associated with more or less favorable calf muscle characteristics. Results suggest that clinicians should encourage their patients to increase their walking activity during daily life.

Neck and Shoulder Pains in Relation to Physical Activity and Sedentary Activities in Adolescence

A cross-sectional survey among adolescents aged 15-16 years. To evaluate whether physical activity or sedentary activities associate with neck and shoulder symptoms among adolescents. Findings of associations between physical exercise and neck or shoulder pain in adolescents are controversial. The study population consisted of adolescents belonging to the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. The present analyses included 3185 girls and 2808 boys. Associations of physical activity level, total sitting time, and different kinds of sedentary activities with neck or occipital pain and shoulder pain were analyzed at 15-16 years of age using logistic regression. Reporting pain (not seeking medical help) and consultation for pain (seeking medical help) were assessed separately in girls but were combined in boys because of a low prevalence of severe pain. Almost half of the girls and one third of the boys reported mild neck or occipital pain, or shoulder pain, and 5% of girls and 2% of boys reported severe neck or occipital pain, or shoulder pain during the past 6 months. High-level physical activity associated with an increased prevalence of both severe neck or occipital pain and severe shoulder pain in girls, but not in boys. Prolonged sitting was associated with a high prevalence of neck or occipital pain and shoulder pain in girls, and neck or occipital pain in boys. Of various sedentary activities, television watching and reading books associated with neck or occipital pain in girls, whereas playing or working with a computer associated with neck or occipital pain in boys. In girls, television watching also associated with mild shoulder pain. Neck or occipital pain and shoulder pain are very common symptoms among adolescents, and both prolonged sitting and a high level of physical activity seem to be related to them.

Association of Personality (NEO-Five Factor Inventory) with Eating Behaviors and Physical Activity Levels in Obese Subjects in the Saku Control Obesity Program (SCOP)

BACKGROUND: Obesity is one of the most common risks for lifestyle-related diseases, but the personality of individuals in relation to obesity has not been well studied. We investigated the association of personality traits with physical activity levels and eating behaviors in obese subjects. METHOD: The subjects were 116 males and 119 females in the Saku Control Obesity Program SCOP study. The influence of personality on obesity was analyzed using a questionnaire from the NEO-FFI. We analyzed the association of physical activity level (measured with an accelerometer) and eating behavior (assessed by a questionnaire) among the three classes (low, average, high) of scores within five personality domains. RESULTS: Scores in the Neuroticism and Agreeableness domains of females were significantly higher than those of males. There were significant differences among the three classes of Neuroticism and Agreeableness with regard to physical activity levels. Eating behavior was associated with the Neuroticism and Openness domains. The scales of bad eating behavior related to obesity were positively correlated with scores in the Neuroticism domain in both males and females. In males the scale of all categories of eating behavior increased as scores in the Openness domain rose; in females the scale of “perception of constitution and weight” decreased as Openness scores rose. CONCLUSION: Personality determined by NEO-FFI was related to physical activity level and eating behavior. In particular, the Neuroticism domain had great effects on these parameters.

REDUCTION OF PREMATURE MORTALITY BY HIGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: A 20-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF MIDDLE-AGED FINNISH MEN

The association of physical activity level with the risk of death was analysed for a cohort of 636 healthy Finnish men aged 45-64 years followed up for 20 years. 39% of the cohort were classed as highly active physically at baseline in 1964. Up to 1984 there were 287 deaths, 106 of them due to coronary heart disease (CHD). During the first two-thirds of the follow-up, men with high physical activity had a lower risk of death than did men with low physical activity. During the last third, the survival curves of the men with high and low physical activity gradually converged. Of the men who died, those with high physical activity lived 2·1 years longer (p = 0·002) than those with low physical activity, after adjustment for age, smoking, blood pressure, serum cholesterol, and body mass index. This difference was due mainly to fewer CHD deaths among the highly active group. Low physical activity was clearly weaker than smoking as a predictor of risk of death. High physical activity may thus independently prevent premature death among middle-aged men, but it probably does not prolong the maximum achievable lifespan.

Association of Physical Activity and Physical Performance with Sarcopenia in Elderly Obese Patient in Community

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a condition in which sarcopenia and obesity occur simultaneously. This condition will lead to risk of higher morbidity, mortality, and reduced quality oflife. This study aimed to examine the proportion of SO patients in community and observation the association of physical activity level and physical performance with sarcopenia in elderly obese patientin communityMethods: An analytic observation cross-sectional study with consecutive sampling was carried out. Inclusion criteria included subjects with age ≥ 60 years old, body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 Kg / m2,able to walk at least 10 meters, and has a good cognitive function. Subjects with pacemaker, using metal implants, history of cancer, acute cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, deformities, or painin extremities and receive regular therapeutic exercise were excluded from this research. Measurement of physical activity level using Physical Activity Scale for Elderly (PASE) questionnaire and physicalperformance using gait speed and timed up and go test (TUG). Sarcopenia is based on criteria from Asian Working Group of Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 with body composition assessment using BioelectricImpedance Analysis (BIA)Results: There were 119 subjects in this study. Proportion of sarcopenia obesity in all subjects was 23,5% with 71,4% was female. The results showed that physical activity level and physical performances valuesin SO patients were lower than in obesity patient. There were no significant association on physical activity level (p &gt; 0,05) and significant association on physical performance, both in gait speed and TUGtest (p &lt; 0,05).Conclusion: Physical performance is associated with sarcopenia in elderly obese patient in community. Coexistence between sarcopenia and obesity has a syner gistic impact on functional limitations.Keywords: elderly, obesity, physical activity level, physical performance, sarcopenia