Twenty four-hour activity cycle in older adults using wrist-worn accelerometers: The seniors-ENRICA-2 study.

Verónica Cabanas-Sánchez Irene Esteban-Cornejo Jairo Hidalgo Migueles Jose Ramón Banegas Auxiliadora Graciani Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo David Martinez-Gomez

Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2020)

Objective assessment of the 24-hour activity cycle provides extensive characterization of daily activities distribution in older adults and may inform health-promotion interventions in this population. Women, the oldest old, and those with obesity offer relevant targets of strategies to improve lifestyle patterns.

Keyphrases

physical activity
health promotion
metabolic syndrome
blood pressure
weight loss
insulin resistance
type diabetes
polycystic ovary syndrome
cardiovascular disease
body mass index
high fat diet induced
pregnancy outcomes
breast cancer risk