Effect of Exercising with Others on Incident Functional Disability and All-Cause Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Five-Year Follow-Up Survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Yuya Fujii¹  Keisuke Fujii²  Tomohiro Okura³  Kenji Tsunoda⁴  Takashi Jindo⁵  Naruki Kitano⁵  Jaehoon Seol⁶ 

[1] Doctoral Program in Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan;Faculty of Health Sciences, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Osaka 590-0482, Japan;Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan;Faculty of Social Welfare, Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Yamaguchi 753-8502, Japan;Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, Tokyo 192-0001, Japan;R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOL, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8550, Japan;

关键词: physical activity;    long-term care;    social networks;    death and dying;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17124329

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We clarified the effect of exercising with others on the risks of incident functional disability and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling adults. We used an inventory mail survey with a five-year follow-up for 1520 independently living older adults (mean age: 73.4 ± 6.3 years) in Kasama City, Japan. Subjects responded to a self-reported questionnaire in June 2014. Exercise habits and the presence of exercise partners were assessed. Subjects were classified into three groups: Non-exercise, exercising alone, and exercising with others. Follow-up information and date of incident functional disability and death during the five-year follow-up were collected from the database. To compare the association between exercise habits and functional disability and mortality, Cox regression analysis was conducted. Compared with the non-exercise group, exercising with others had significantly lower hazard ratios (HRs) for functional disability (0.59, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.40–0.88) and mortality (0.40, 95% CI 0.24–0.66) in the covariate models. Compared with exercising alone, exercising with others decreased the HRs for incident functional disability (0.53, 95% CI: 0.36–0.80) and mortality (0.50, 95% CI 0.29–0.85) rates in the unadjusted model; these associations were not significant in the covariate models. Exercising with others can contribute to functional disability prevention and longevity.

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