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Individual scaling of accelerometry to preferred walking speed in the assessment of physical activity in older adults (2020)
Karavirta, L., Rantalainen, T., Skantz, H., Lisko, I., Portegijs, E., & Rantanen, T. (2020). Individual scaling of accelerometry to preferred walking speed in the assessment of physical activity in older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 75(9), e111-e118. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa142
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Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Karavirta, Laura; Rantalainen, Timo; Skantz, Heidi; Lisko, Inna; Portegijs, Erja; Rantanen, Taina
Lehti tai sarja: Journals of Gerontology Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
ISSN: 1079-5006
eISSN: 1758-535X
Julkaisuvuosi: 2020
Volyymi: 75
Lehden numero: 9
Artikkelin sivunumerot: e111-e118
Kustantaja: Oxford University Press; Gerontological Society of America
Julkaisumaa: Yhdysvallat (USA)
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa142
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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/69881
Tiivistelmä
Walking forms a large portion of physical activity (PA) of older adults. We assessed free-living PA using acceleration corresponding to preferred walking speed as a relative cut-point, and studied how it relates to age. We compared the relative cut-point to a common absolute cut-point of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA).
Methods
444 community-dwelling adults aged 75, 80 and 85 wore an accelerometer on the thigh during a PA surveillance period and a modified six-minute walking test (6MWT) at preferred speed. Each individual’s mean acceleration (g) during the 6MWT was used as a cut-point for relative PA. Acceleration corresponding to three metabolic equivalents (METs) was used as the cut-point for absolute MVPA.
Results
When using the acceleration of preferred walking speed as a cut-point, 62 (SD 82) minutes a week of relative PA was detected, compared to 228 (163) minutes of absolute MVPA. For 96 % of the participants, the acceleration generated by their preferred walking speed exceeded the common absolute cut-point for MVPA. Absolute MVPA was lower in the older age groups, and 6MWT speed explained 22 % of its variation (p<0.001), whereas relative PA was independent of walking speed and age.
Conclusions
Preferred walking speed was a significant contributor to absolute MVPA, and those who walked the slowest accumulated the least MVPA. Assessing relative PA using the intensity of preferred walking speed as a cut-point eliminated the dependency of PA on age and walking speed, and may be a feasible scaling option to evaluate relative PA among older people.
YSO-asiasanat: fyysinen aktiivisuus; kävely; ikääntyneet; suorituskyky; mittaus
Vapaat asiasanat: aktiivisuusranneke
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