Impact of physical fitness on activities of daily life among the Chinese elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2020.02.015
- VernacularTitle:中国老年人体质对日常生活活动能力的影响
- Author:
Jinfeng CHEN
1
;
Chenghan XIAO
;
Mingwang FANG
;
Xiao MA
Author Information
1. 四川大学华西公共卫生学院/四川大学华西第四医院
- Keywords:
Activities of daily living;
Physical fitness;
Chinese elderly
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2020;41(2):220-225
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of impairment on daily life and to determine the correlation between physical fitness and activities of daily life among the Chinese elderly.Methods Data were extracted from the 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study database.Chi-square tests were performed to explore the prevalence of impairment of activities of daily life among the elderly with different characteristics.Binary logistic regression method was used to identify the relationship between physical fitness and activities of daily life.Results The overall prevalence on the impairment of basic activities in daily life was 6.6％ (297/4 355) and the prevalence of impairment of instrumental activities on daily life was 26.0％ (1 167/4 485),among the Chinese elderly.Factors as BMI,muscle strength,ability of balance and the ability of activities were all closely related to activities of daily living,but differences between blood pressure and ADL presented no statistical significance.Conclusion Physical fitness could affect the activities of daily life at different levels.Elderly with higher or lower BMI,poorer muscle strength,ability on balance and activities were at a greater possibility to suffer from the impairment of ADL.
