Relationships Between Profiles of Physical Activity and Major Mobility Disability in the LIFE Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the relationship between time spent in light physical activity (LPA) and in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and the pattern of accumulation on the risk for major mobility disability (MMD) in a large multicenter study of physical activity (PA) and aging, the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study.

Design

Data were collected from individuals randomized to a PA intervention as part of the LIFE study, an eight-center single-blind randomized clinical trial conducted between February 2010 and December 2013.

Setting

Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Study PARTICIPANTS: Older adult participants (78.4 years; N = 507) at risk for MMD.

Intervention

All older adults included in these analyses w

SUBMITTER: Fanning J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8284920 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature