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Three-Year Changes in Physical Activity and Decline in Physical Performance Over 9 Years of Follow-Up in Older Adults: The Invecchiare in Chianti Study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To examine the associations between cumulative physical activity (PA) and its changes over 3 years and changes over 9 years of follow-up in physical performance in older adults. DESIGN:Longitudinal. SETTING:Community-based. PARTICIPANTS:Men and women aged 65 and older from the Invecchiare in Chianti study (N = 782). MEASUREMENTS:Physical performance was assessed at baseline and at 3-, 6-, and 9-year follow-up using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). PA was assessed through an interviewer-administered questionnaire at baseline and 3-year follow-up. Analyses were adjusted for education, body mass index, smoking, alcohol intake, coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, cancer, lung disease, lower extremity osteoarthritis, depression, and Mini-Mental State Examination. RESULTS:Over 3 years of follow-up, 27.8% of participants were inactive, 52.2% were minimally active, and 20.0% were active, and the PA of 37.2% decreased, there was no change in PA of 50.1% and the PA of 12.7% increased. After adjustment for potential covariates, being mostly active (-1.08, 95% confidence interval (CI) = -1.43 to -0.73) and minimally active (-1.33, 95% CI = -1.53 to -1.12) over 3 years of follow-up was associated with less decline in SPPB score than being mostly inactive (-2.60, 95% CI = -2.92 to -2.27). When analyzing changes, increasing PA (-0.57, 95% CI = -1.01 to -0.12) was associated with less decline in SPPB score over 9 years than decreasing PA (-2.16, 95% CI = -2.42 to -1.89). CONCLUSION:Maintaining or increasing PA levels may attenuate age-associated physical performance decline.

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Gomez D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478441 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Three-Year Changes in Physical Activity and Decline in Physical Performance Over 9 Years of Follow-Up in Older Adults: The Invecchiare in Chianti Study.

Martinez-Gomez David D Bandinelli Stefania S Del-Panta Vieri V Patel Kushang V KV Guralnik Jack M JM Ferrucci Luigi L

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 20170301 6

<h4>Objectives</h4>To examine the associations between cumulative physical activity (PA) and its changes over 3 years and changes over 9 years of follow-up in physical performance in older adults.<h4>Design</h4>Longitudinal.<h4>Setting</h4>Community-based.<h4>Participants</h4>Men and women aged 65 and older from the Invecchiare in Chianti study (N = 782).<h4>Measurements</h4>Physical performance was assessed at baseline and at 3-, 6-, and 9-year follow-up using the Short Physical Performance Bat ...[more]

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Project description:AIM:The aim was to investigate to what extent chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be staged interchangeably by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiological Collaboration (CKD-EPI) and by Berlin Initiative Study (BIS) equations, and to verify whether cystatin C can improve concordance between formulas. METHODS:Our series consisted of 828 community-dwelling individuals aged 65 years or older enrolled in the Invecchiare in Chianti Study ("Aging in the Chianti Region"). Estimated glomerular filtration rate was calculated using the creatinine-based CKD-EPI, creatinine/cystatin C-based CKD-EPI, creatinine-based BIS and creatinine/cystatin C-based BIS equations. Agreement and sources of discrepancy between equations in identifying people with different degrees of kidney dysfunction was investigated by ? statistic and Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS:Overall, CKD-EPI values were higher than that obtained with BIS equations, especially for eGFR = 30-60 mL/min/1.73 m2 . A total of 191 out of 828 participants were classified in stage 2 by the creatinine-based CKD-EPI and in stage 3a by the creatinine-based BIS equation, whereas 123 participants were classified in stage 2 by creatinine/cystatin C-based CKD-EPI and in stage 3a by the creatinine/cystatin C-based BIS equation. A total of 27 participants were classified in stage 3a by creatinine-based CKD-EPI and in stage 3b by creatinine-based BIS equation, whereas 18 were classified as stage 3a by creatinine/cystatin C-based CKD-EPI and stage 3b by the creatinine/cystatin C-based BIS equation. CONCLUSIONS:Despite a fair overall concordance, the CKD-EPI and BIS equations cannot be considered interchangeable to assess estimated glomerular filtration rate in older people, and using creatinine/cystatin C-based rather than creatinine-based equations only marginally improves the concordance between CKD-EPI and BIS. Disagreement between equations might significantly impact the applications of stage-specific measures for managing CKD among older people. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 1559-1567.

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Three-Year Changes in Physical Activity and Decline in Physical Performance Over 9 Years of Follow-Up in Older Adults: The Invecchiare in Chianti Study.

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Three-Year Changes in Physical Activity and Decline in Physical Performance Over 9 Years of Follow-Up in Older Adults: The Invecchiare in Chianti Study.

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