| Autor: |
Mitsui, Takahiro, Tsuge, Megumi, Shimaoka, Kiyoshi, Ida, Kunio, Takagi, Chihiro, Kagami, Hideo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2008 |
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| Zdroj: |
総合保健体育科学. 31(1):1-4 |
| ISSN: |
0289-5412 |
| Popis: |
Reduced physical activity with aging has been considered a risk factor for osteoporosis. We examined the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and daily physical activity as assessed by steps per day in institutionalized, who have higher incidence of fracture, and ambulatory older people. Fifty-three institutionalized and twenty-seven ambulatory older people participated in the study. The BMD of the lumbar spine and total femur were measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and the steps/day were recorded by an accelerometer. The number of steps/day taken by the institutionalized was 1278±201, which was significantly lower than that of the control, 5030±427 (P< 0.001). A highly significant difference in femoral BMD was seen between groups (P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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