scholarly journals Muscle strength in obese elderly women: effect of recreational physical activity in a cross-sectional study

2004 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 552-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yves Rolland ◽  
Valérie Lauwers-Cances ◽  
Marco Pahor ◽  
Judith Fillaux ◽  
Hélène Grandjean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Recreational Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional

Effects of physical activity on bone mineral content and muscle strength in women: A cross-sectional study

Bone ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Jónsson ◽  
K. Ringsberg ◽  
P.O. Josefsson ◽  
O. Johnell ◽  
M. Birch-Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Bone Mineral Content ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

County-Level Effects of Green Space Access on Physical Activity

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Coutts ◽  
Timothy Chapin ◽  
Mark Horner ◽  
Crystal Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
County Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Recreational Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Activity Measurements

Background:Parks and other forms of green space are among the key environmental supports for recreational physical activity. Measurements of green space access have provided mixed results as to the influence of green space access on physical activity.Methods:This cross-sectional study uses a geographical information system (GIS) to examine the relationships between the amount of and distance to green space and county-level (n = 67) moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in the state of Florida.Results:The gross amount of green space in a county (P < .05) and the amount of green space within defined distances of where people live (1/4 mile, P < .01; 1/2 mile, P < .05; 1 mile, P < .01) were positively associated with self-reported levels of MVPA. Distance to the nearest green space and the amount of green space furthest from where people live (10 miles) were not significantly associated with MVPA. All measures were weighted by the population living in census tracts.Conclusions:The results suggest that there is an association between the accessibility created by having more green space closer to home and MVPA, but this holds only for areas up to and including 1 mile from home.

scholarly journals Functional disability and factors of elderly people with regular physical activity: a cross-sectional study

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliane Augustinho Castro ◽  
◽  
Lucélia Justino Borges ◽  
Giovana Zarpellon Mazo ◽  
Rita Maria dos Santos Puga Barbosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Perception ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Important Health

Conducting studies in different regions of the country can help to understand which factors are associated with the functional disability of the elderly, considering that this is an important health indicator and may contribute to interventions in this population, aiming to reduce the risk of future dependence, complication or establishment of chronic diseases and morbidities. This study aimed to verify the factors associated with the functional disability of elderly women participating in a physical activity program in Manaus/AM. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 416 elderly women who answered a questionnaire with information on functional disability (dependent variable) and independent variables: age, marital status, monthly income, schooling, retirement, medication use, body mass index, depression symptoms, self-reported illness, and health perception. The overall prevalence of functional disability was 25.7%, which was associated with age ≥80 (OR=2.34, IC95%=1.11-4,94), incomplete primary school (OR=3.22, IC95%=1.24-8.35) and complete primary (OR=3.24, IC95%=1.40-7.50), overweight (OR=2.77, IC95%=1.69-4.54), presence of depression symptoms (OR=4.40, IC95%=1.48-13.07), arthrosis (OR=3.31, IC95%=1.80-5.73), rheumatoid arthritis (OR=2.84, IC95%=1.57-5.15) and negative health perception (OR=3.04, IC95%=1.19-7.78). It was concluded that functional disability was associated with modifiable health factors (scholling, overweight, depression syntoms) ans non modifiable (age, arthritis and arthrosis).

scholarly journals Recreational Physical Activity and Premenstrual Syndrome in Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. e0169728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimee R. Kroll-Desrosiers ◽  
Alayne G. Ronnenberg ◽  
Sofija E. Zagarins ◽  
Serena C. Houghton ◽  
Biki B. Takashima-Uebelhoer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Premenstrual Syndrome ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Recreational Physical Activity ◽  
Young Adult Women ◽  
Cross Sectional
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