scholarly journals Differences in Park Walking, Comparing the Physically Inactive and Active Groups: Data from mHealth Monitoring System in Seoul

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 395
Author(s):  
Youngjun Park ◽  
Sunjae Lee ◽  
Sohyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring System ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Active Group ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Inactive Group ◽  
Physically Inactive

Despite the overall increase in physical activities and park uses, the discrepancies between physically inactive and active people have increasing widened in recent times. This paper aims to empirically measure the differences in walking activity in urban parks between the physically inactive and active. As for the dataset, 22,744 peoples’ 550,234 walking bouts were collected from the mHealth system of the Seoul government, using the smartphone healthcare app, WalkOn, from September to November 2019, in Seocho-gu district, Seoul, Korea. We classified the physically inactive and active sample groups, based on their regular walking (≥150 min of moderate-to-vigorous walking activity a week), and analyzed their park walking activities. We found that while there was no significant difference in walking measures of non-park walking between the sample groups, the difference did exist in park walking. The park walking average in the physically active group had more steps (p = 0.021), longer time (p = 0.008), and higher intensity (p < 0.001) of walking than that in the inactive group. Each park also revealed differences in its on-site park walking quantity and quality, based on which we could draw the list of ‘well-walked parks’, which held more bouts and more moderate-to-vigorous physical activities (MVPAs) than other parks in Seocho-gu district. This paper addresses how park walking of physically inactive and active people is associated with multiple differences in everyday urban walking.

scholarly journals Relationship between cognitive performance and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Martins Alves ◽  
Luiza Alves da Silva ◽  
Tatiana Carvalho Reis Martins ◽  
Bruna Moretti Luchesi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Active Group ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Inactive Group

Introduction: The aging process can result in the decline of cognitive function. Some factors may be beneficial for cognitive functioning in aging, such as physical activity. Objective: To analyze the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: Cross-sectional and quantitative study, carried out in 2018/2019, with 491 older adults (≥60 years), registered in Primary Healthcare Units in Três Lagoas-MS. The older adults were divided into two groups: physically active (>150 minutes of moderate physical activity or >75 minutes of vigorous activity/week - n=320) and inactive (n=171), according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was also applied. T and chi-square tests were used to analyze the relationship between variables. Results: The physically active group were mostly women (60.8%), with an average of 69.7±6.9 years of age and 4.2±3.5 years of schooling. In the inactive group, the majority were women (59.7%), with 71.4±8.2 years of age and 4.0±4.2 of schooling. The groups were similar in terms of sex and education, but the inactive group was older (p=0.029). The active older adults had a mean of 23.7±3.8 points in the MMSE, and the inactive group, 21.9±4.6, with a significant difference (p <0.000), ndicating that the active group had a better cognitive performance. Conclusion: There is a relationship between being physically active and having a better cognitive performance. Physical activity in old age is related to benefits in several areas and must be incorporated into public health promotion and disease prevention policies.

scholarly journals Comparison of Prevalence of Hyperlipidemia, Medical Expenses, Inpatient, Emergency and Outpatient According to the Level of Physical Activity of Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study of 2018 Korea Medical Panel

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-45
Author(s):  
Byung-Kun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Active Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Expenses ◽  
Activity Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Activity Groups ◽  
Inactive Group

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to compare the difference in the prevalence of hyperlipidemia according to the level of physical activity in adults, and to compare the difference between annual personal medical expenses, hospitalization, emergency and outpatient use depending on the level of physical activity for hyperlipidemia patients.METHODS The 2018 Korea medical panel data was used (14,489 adults and 2,559 Hyperlipidemia). Physical activity was measured with short form of IPAQ and converted to MET-minutes per week. The days of hospitalization, and personal medical expenses were compared, and frequency analysis, logistic regression, ANOVA and chi-square were performed.RESULTS The prevalence of hyperlipidemia based on the inactive group were decreased both minimally active group (OR = 0.94) and the active group (OR = 0.74, p<0.01). Annual personal medical expenses I (p<.01) and II (p<.01) with hyperlipidemia were all showed significant differences depending on the level of physical activity. On active group basis, medical expenses showed slight differences of 3.0 to 3.2% with the minimally activity group, but that of the inactive group were 19.3 ~ 21.7% higher. The annual days of hospitalization were 6.8 ± 7.2 days in activity group, minimally activity group 7.1 ± 7.2 days, inactive group 11.7 ± 26.0 days. There was no significant difference in the annual days of hospitalization and emergency between the three groups. In particular, the annual days of outpatient increased sharply at the inactive group. Participation in physical activity has been shown to have a significant effect on hospitalization and decreasing use of emergency rooms.CONCLUSIONS Hyperlipidemia prevalence was similar to inactive groups and minimally activity groups, and that of activity groups was 0.74. On medical expenses of hyperlipidemia, the activity and minimally activity group was similar, the inactivity group was 19.3 to 21.7% higher. Physical activity was found to have a positive effect on hospitalization and emergency use reduction.

Long-term sickness absence from work due to physical inactivity: A registry-based study

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilie Høgsbro ◽  
Michael Davidsen ◽  
Jan Sørensen
Keyword(s):  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Poisson Regression ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Hurdle Model ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Physically Inactive

Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between leisure-time physical inactivity and long-term sickness absence in a representative sample of individuals aged 16–54 years, within the labour market and in good health. It was hypothesised that physically inactive individuals have a higher risk of long-term sickness absence and longer duration of sickness absence. Methods: The study population was identified from the National Health and Morbidity Survey, 2010. Weekly data on long-term sickness absence were obtained from the National Register on Social Transfer Payments (the DREAM registry). The association of incidence and duration of long-term sickness absence with physical inactivity was explored using logistic and Poisson regression. Data were fitted to models with levels of physical activity, demographic, social and lifestyle characteristics as independent variables. A combined hurdle model was used to estimate the difference in mean number of absence weeks. Results: Logistic regression showed that physically inactive individuals had a 27% higher incidence of long-term sickness absence compared with physically active individuals. The Poisson regression showed that long-term sickness absence was only slightly shorter (1 week less) for moderately active individuals compared with inactive individuals. The hurdle model estimated longer absence periods for inactive individuals (additional 2.5 weeks) in comparison with moderately and highly active individuals. Conclusions: The study showed that physically inactive individuals have a higher incidence of long-term absence and that physically inactive individuals have longer periods with sickness absence than moderately and highly active individuals. When adjustments for social and health behaviour were included, the estimated associations became statistically insignificant.

scholarly journals Types of leisure time physical activities (LTPA) of community-dwelling persons who have been screened positive for dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Britta Müller ◽  
Peter Kropp ◽  
Maria Isabel Cardona ◽  
Bernhard Michalowsky ◽  
Nanja van den Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mobility Training

Abstract Background To (a) describe the pattern of leisure time physical activities (LTPA) in community-dwelling persons who have been screened positive for dementia and (b) determine the health-related and sociodemographic factors associated with LTPA. Methods Data of the general practitioner-based, randomized, controlled intervention trial, DelpHi-MV (Dementia: life- and person-centered help in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) were used. Patients aged 70 years or older, who lived at home and had a DemTect< 9 were informed about the study by their General practitioners and invited to participate. Data from 436 participants with complete baseline data were used. Standardized, computer-assisted assessments were made during face-to-face interviews at the participants’ homes. Results Two hundred thirty-eight patients (54.6%) carried out LTPA (men 58.4%, women 51.8%). Physically active patients mentioned one to two different activities; diversity of LTPA was higher for men than for women. The most-frequently mentioned types of activity were gardening (35.3%), cycling (24.1%) and mobility training (12.4%); there was only a statistically significant difference between men and women in cycling, χ2(1) = 21.47, p < .001. The odds of LTPA increased with increasing quality of life (OR = 2.41), lower impairments in activities of daily living (OR = 0.85), and living in a rural environment (OR = 2.02). Conclusions Our findings suggest that people who have been screened positive for dementia living in a rural area are more likely to be active than people living in an urban area. Following studies should investigate whether this difference has an effect on the progression of dementia. Trial registration ClinicalTrial.gov Identifier NCT01401582.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Ischemia, Health-Related Quality of Life, Medical use and Expenses by Physical Activity and Ischemia Status in Korean Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-546
Author(s):  
Byung-Kun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Active Group ◽  
Medical Expenses ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ischemia Group ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Inactive Group

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to analyze the different prevalence of ischemia of Korea adults, and to compare the HealthRelated Quality of Life (HRQoL), annual personal medical use and expenses according to physical activity and ischemia status.METHODS: The 2018 Korea Medical Panel data was used (13,791 adults and 604 ischemia). Physical activity was measured with IPAQ and converted to MET-minutes per week. The physical activity group was classified as less than 600 MET-min per week in the inactive group, 600-3,000 MET-min per week in the minimally active group, and 3,000 MET-min more per week in the active group.RESULTS: The prevalence of ischemia was low in the inactive group compared to the minimally active group and the active group (OR=0.75, p<.01) and the active group (OR=0.36, p<.001). In both ischemic and non-ischemic groups, HRQoL was the lowest in the inactive group (p<.05). Inpatient days and emergency days showed no significant difference in according to the physical activity level and the ischemia status. However, within the group with ischemia, the outpatient days of inactive group were 42.8% higher (p<.05) and minimally active group was 4.3% higher (p>.05) compared to the active group (32.5±32.1 days) respectively. Within the group with ischemia, the medical expenses of inactive group were 5.2% lower (p>.05) and minimally active group was 33.9% lower (p<.05) compared to the active group ($1,738±2,457) respectively.CONCLUSIONS: Higher physical activity results in a lower prevalence of ischemia, and higher physical activity results in positive HRQoL and outpatient days in ischemia group. However Annual personal medical expenses showed a significant difference according to the level of physical activity in ischemia group.

scholarly journals Comparative Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty on Physically Active and Passive Patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
Daniel Waciakowski ◽  
Karel Urban
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Active Group ◽  
Functional Score ◽  
Knee Score ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Total Knee

The physical activity of the population is decreasing due to an increase in sedentary lifestyles. The aim of the study was to analyze midterm results of total knee arthroplasty according to the lifelong physical activity of the patients. We evaluated 37 patients (23 women, 14 men), with age average 70.0 years (range 53–87). We divided the patients according to lifelong physical activity. The active group included 11 patients with any history of physical activity and the passive included 26 patients with a sedentary lifestyle. No intergroup differences existed in age, gender or preoperative Knee Score. The active group had a higher postoperative Knee Score 90,5 (±5,0) compared to the passive 87,4 (±5,0). Pain after arthroplasty was experienced significantly more in the active group. Between the active 87,3 (±9,3) and passive 67,5 (±16,7) groups we measured a statistically significant difference in the improvement of Functional Score – ability to walk and climb stairs. Sedentary lifestyle affects the clinical outcomes of total knee arthroplasty. This data is demonstrating that physical activity ameliorate functional postoperative results.

scholarly journals Utility of Computed Tomographic Enteroclysis/Enterography for the Assessment of Mucosal Healing in Crohn's Disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi Hashimoto ◽  
Kensaku Shimizu ◽  
Hiroaki Shibata ◽  
Satoko Kanayama ◽  
Ryo Tanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Clinical Remission ◽  
Mucosal Healing ◽  
Active Group ◽  
Computed Tomographic ◽  
Intestinal Lesions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Small Intestinal ◽  
Inactive Group

Aim. When determining therapeutic strategy, it is important to diagnose small intestinal lesions in Crohn's disease (CD) precisely and to evaluate mucosal healing as well as clinical remission in CD. The purpose of this study was to compare findings from computed tomographic enteroclysis/enterography (CTE) with those from the mucosal surface and to determine whether the state of mucosal healing can be determined by CTE.Materials and Methods. Of the patients who underwent CTE for CD, 39 patients were examined whose mucosal findings could be confirmed by colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy, balloon endoscopy, or with the resected surgical specimens.Results. According to the CTE findings, patients were determined to be in the active CD group (n=31) or inactive CD group (n=8). The proportion of previous surgery, clinical remission, stenosis, and CDAI score all showed significant difference between groups. Mucosal findings showed an association with ulcer in 93.6% of active group patients but in only 12.5% of inactive group patients (P<0.0001), whereas mucosal healing was found in 62.5% of inactive group patients but in only 3.2% of active group patients (P<0.0001).Conclusion. CTE appeared to be a useful diagnostic method for assessment of mucosal healing in Crohn's disease.

scholarly journals Participating in Kinesiology Activities in Primaryeducation Students’ Free Time

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leona Roca ◽  
Marko Badrić
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
The Body ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Sports Club ◽  
The Difference

The objective of the research was to investigate to what extent students of first and second grades of primary school participate in physical activities in their free time. We are living in the age of sedentary lifestyle, which is becoming a problem of public health. 189 respondents took part in this research of which 93 girls and 96 boys aged 7 to 9. To assess the level of students’ activity in their free time, a poll was used consisting of eight questions from the questionnaire “Fels physical activity questionnaire for children” (FPAQ). Based on queries from the questionnaire, indices were calculated from the area of sports (IS), free time (ISV; household chores (IKP) and total physical activity result (UTA). To assess body composition, anthropometric measures of height, mass, BMI and percentage of fat in the body were used. To assess those, we used the device for measuring physical composition– Omron BF500 Body Composition Monitor. Results indicate that 59.26% do not meet daily recommendations for participating in physical activities. As regards the difference in students’ age, it is notable that second grade students are somewhat more physically active. Observing average results, it is clear that students were most physically active in their free time. The lowest values were recorded in the area of sports at school, (1.15), yet lower values were also obtained from sports club activities (2.06). It is evident that students of that age are minimally active during their PE classes and this is a segment where the number of physically active students can be increased. Increasing physical activity at school shall encourage students to participate in physical activity outside educational institutions.

The effect of sexual activity on androgen metabolism, androgen-receptor translocation, and glandular weight of ventral prostates of rats

1989 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Huang ◽  
L. S. Chang ◽  
D. M. Ho ◽  
L. T. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Nuclear Extract ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Active Group ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Rat Prostate ◽  
Inactive Group

Abstract. The present study was conducted to determine whether sexual activity exerts an effect on the action of androgen in the rat prostate. Eight-week-old Sprague-Dawley male rats were divided into two groups. Rats were grouped with female rats (sexualactive), or male (sexual-inactive) rats, and sacrificed 6 months later, The ventral prostates were dissected, homogenized and processed into cytosol and nuclei fractions. Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone were quantified by radioimmunoassay, and androgen receptor was determined by 'exchange assay' with radioactive methyltrienolone incubated for 18 h at 15°C. The main result were: 1) The steroid levels of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in plasma and in the cytosolic fraction of prostate showed no significant difference between the two group of rats. 2) The prostatic nuclear dihydrotestosterone concentration of the sexual-active group (4.3 ± 0.83 pmol/mg DNA, N = 6) was significantly higher (P< 0.01) than that of the sexual-inactive group (1.68 ± 0.43, N = 6). 3) The androgen receptor was significantly higher (P< 0.05) in nuclear extract (0.64 ± 0.11 pmol/mg DNA, N = 6) and significantly lower (P< 0.01) in cytosol (53.4 ± 5.7 fmol/mg protein, N = 6) of the sexual-active group than those of the sexual inactive group (0.42 ± 0.13, N = 6 and 74.6 ± 11.8, N = 6, respectively). 4) In the sexual-active group, prostatic DNA content (3.82 ± 0.52 mg DNA/g tissue, N = 12) and prostatic weight (631 ± 122 mg, N = 29) was significantly greater (P< 0.05 and P< 0.01, respectively) than in the sexual-inactive group (2.82 ± 1.30, N = 15 and 514 ± 132, N = 40). It is suggested that the sexually experienced rats have significantly heavier prostates, which is associated with a higher concentration of dihydrotestosterone and androgen receptor in the nuclei.

scholarly journals Comparison of somatic characteristics and motion prerequisites between children who perform organized physical activities, and children not engaged in sports

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Svatora K ◽  
Spottova P ◽  
Fajfrlikova T
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
The Body ◽  
School Age ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Explosive Power ◽  
Sporting Activities ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Physically Inactive

Low physical activity in children of pre-school and younger school age has been a multifaceted problem for several years, which is being addressed by several scientists, primarily doctors, educationalists, and psychologists. The purpose of our study is to compare somatic and motion prerequisites among physically active and physically inactive children from the first grades of primary schools in the Pilsen region. The research sample consisted of 753 pupils from the first grades of primary schools in the Pilsen region, of which 421 boys and 332 girls. Of a total number of pupils, 176 (23.4%) girls and 275 (36.5%) boys are engaged in any sporting activities. At the time of measurement, their average age was 6.87±0.59 years. To obtain somatic characteristics, body heights and weights of children were measured, and from the measured data, a body mass index (BMI) for the child category was calculated. To determine the level of motion prerequisites, we used the DMT 6-18 test battery, consisting of 8 tests. The tests are aim to assess the level of dynamic and explosive power, speed, coordination, balance, flexibility, and endurance. The results of our study highlight the fact that even in the age range of 6 to 7 years, there are significant differences between physically active and physically inactive children in the tests, which monitor motion prerequisites of children. Statistically significant differences were seen primarily in tests which monitor the level of fitness abilities, i.e. the components of the body health-oriented fitness.

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