Association Between Accelerometry Measured Patterns of Sedentary Behaviors and Functional Status in Older Adults

Overview

Journal Aging Clin Exp Res

Publisher Springer

Specialty Geriatrics

Date 2024 Jan 28

PMID 38281264

Authors

Jung Yoen Son

Weijiao Zhou

Katelyn E Webster-Dekker

Deanna J Marriott

Janet L Larson

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Abstract

Background: Older adults are highly sedentary, and too much sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with negative health effects, but little is known about SB patterns and their associations with functional status.

Aims: To examine the association between objectively measured sedentary behavior time (SBT) and sedentary behavior fragmentation (SBF) and functional status in older adults using the National Health Aging Trends Study (NHATS) dataset, a nationally representative sample from 2021.

Methods: Data from NHATS were analyzed using weighted linear regressions to examine the association between objective measures of SBT (mean hours spent in SB/day during waking hours) and SBF, and six functional variables (difficulties with activities of daily living [ADL], short physical performance battery, hand grip strength, immediate word recall, delayed word recall, and mental health), accounting for sociodemographic, body mass index, and the number of chronic conditions.

Results: A total of 738 individuals from the NHATS were included. Higher SBT was associated with greater difficulties with ADL, poorer short physical performance battery and hand grip strength, lower scores in both immediate and delayed word recall, and poorer mental health. Higher SBF was associated with fewer difficulties with ADL, better short physical performance battery and hand grip strength, a higher score in immediate word recall, and better mental health.

Discussionand Conclusions: Greater fragmentation of SB was associated with better function, and increasing SBF may be a useful strategy for mitigating the effects of SB in older adults, but prospective research is needed to support this approach.

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