Normative Fitness Performance Scores of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain

被引：36

作者：

Gusi, Narcis ^{[1
]}

Prieto, Josue ^{[1
]}

Olivares, Pedro R. ^{[1
]}

Delgado, Serafin ^{[1
]}

Quesada, Fabian ^{[2
]}

Cebrian, Clarencio ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Extremadura, Fac Sports Sci, Caceres, Spain

[2] Minist Youth & Sport, Caceres, Spain

[3] Govt Extremadura, Minist Hlth & Dependency, Caceres, Spain

来源：

JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | 2012年 / 20卷 / 01期

关键词：

elderly; normative values; reference data; exercise test; FUNCTIONAL FITNESS; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; PRIMARY-CARE; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; TRIALS; WOMEN; REACH;

D O I：

10.1123/japa.20.1.106

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

A cross-sectional descriptive study was designed to obtain normative age-specific fitness scores for the general population of community-dwelling older adults in Spain. In total, 6,449 participants (5,610 women and 839 men) age 60-99 yr who lived in the region of Extremadura were recruited. Compared with the cohorts of similar studies in other countries, this cohort had more physically inactive elderly participants and participants with a higher body-fat percentage. All test results declined as age increased. Sex differences in the age-related decline in fat and body mass were observed. Women scored better in the flexibility tests, and men performed better in the other tests. These data may be highly useful for the age-specific assessment of the fitness performance of older adults and the design of programs that promote functional ability in older adults.

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页码：106 / 126

页数：21

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