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| The relationship of older adults' activities and body mass index | | Author(s) | Kristi Rahrig Jenkins, Nancy H Fultz |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 20, no 2, March 2008 |
| Pages | pp 217-234 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Obesity ; Weight ; Activities of older people ; Exercise ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Descriptive statistics are presented for the relationships between body mass index (BMI) and sociodemographics, health behaviours, and health characteristics. Linear regression was used to model the number of hours of participation in each activity. The hypothesis that being overweight or obese is associated with older people's activities was supported. For example, compared to those of normal weight, obese older people spend fewer hours walking, exercising, praying and medicating, house cleaning, and engaging in personal grooming. Moreover, compared to normal weight older people, obese older people spend a greater number of hours watching television. These results substantiate previous findings of a negative relationship between physical activity and excess weight, and the lack of a relationship between social activity and BMI. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080411202 A |
| Classmark | CSA: 4X6: G: CEA: 7T |
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