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Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in nonagenarians: Associations with self-reported physical activity, anthropometric, sociodemographic, health and cognitive characteristics.

Sari AaltonenMia UrjanssonAnni VarjonenHenri Vähä-YpyäPaula Iso-MarkkuSara KaartinenTommi VasankariUrho M KujalaKarri SilventoinenJaakko A KaprioEero Vuoksimaa
Published in: PloS one (2023)
Nonagenarians were mostly sedentary and low in physical activity, but individual variability existed. Accelerometer-measured and self-reported physical activity had a good consistency. Education, dizziness and fear of falling were consistently related to accelerometer-measured characteristics in nonagenarians.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • healthcare
  • sleep quality
  • public health
  • mental health
  • body composition
  • prefrontal cortex