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Article
The Evaluation of Differenceson Geriatric Syndromesbetween Active and Sedentary Elderly
Author(s)
Mehdi Kushkestani, Mohsen Parvani, Seyed Yousef Bathaeezadeh, Shiva Ebrahim pour Nosrani andSohrab rezaei
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DOI:10.17265/2332-7839/2020.02.004
Affiliation(s)
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran1485743411, Iran
ABSTRACT
Purpose:The purpose
of the present study was to investigate the differences between diseases,
geriatric syndrome and medication use among sedentary and active
community-dwelling elderly in Tehran.Method:In
this cross-sectional study, 465 community-dwelling elderly men aged 60-95 living independently in
Tehran city, Iran participated voluntarily. After the evaluation of PA (physical activity) levels, subjects were divided into two (active
elderly and sedentary elderly) groups. Then age-related geriatric syndromes and
diseases were measured by questionnaires and functional tests. Data
analysis was performed using SPSS(Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) statistical software
version 21 and p-value of <0.05
was considered to be statistically significant.Achievements of the study:The result of T-test showed that compared with
sedentary participants, highly active individuals had better life expectancyand
lower risk of fall and sarcopenia (p<0.01).
In relation to comorbidities, the number of diseases in physically active
individuals was the same as men in sedentary group (p>0.05).It can be stated that higher PA level plays an effective role in the improvement
of many age-related disorders and successful aging.
KEYWORDS
Aging, exercise, geriatric syndrome, CVD (cardiovascular disease), sarcopenia.
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