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| Gender specific trends in fitness and anthropometric parameters in a selected Saskatchewan sample, aged 65-75 years | | Author(s) | Robert G McCulloch, Donald J Clark, Ian Pike |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 13, no 1, Spring 1994 |
| Pages | pp 30-40 |
| Keywords | Good Health ; Keeping fit ; Older men ; Older women ; 65-69 age group ; Over 70s ; Comparison ; Canada. |
| Annotation | This investigation measured the physical fitness and anthropometric parameters of a sample of 100 Saskatchewan women and men aged 65 to 75 years. Subjects were grouped by age age (65-69, and 70-75), and these data were compared to results from the Canada Fitness Survey (CFS) for women and men aged 65 to 69. In general, Saskatchewan women in this study demonstrated an age-associated decline in the fitness and anthropometric variables measured. The Saskatchewan men aged 65-69 were significantly poorer in four variables - weight, sum of trunk skinfolds, Body Mass Index (BMI), and Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO2 MAX) - compared to the age-matched men tested in the CFS. However, the Saskatchewan men aged 70-75 did not differ significantly from the younger CFS subjects for these variables. Within limitations of a cross-sectional design, the results indicate that Saskatchewan men in their early retirement years may require particular attention and further study with respect to their physical activity behaviour and fitness. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970821223 A |
| Classmark | CD: CE: BC: BD: BBE: BBK: 48: 7S |
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