ArticleBMC geriatrics2022
Physical performance in older age by sex and educational level: the HUNT Study.
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- Factors associated with physical fitness and disparities in population segments among older adults: A cross-sectional study.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2025Article
- Daily physical activity in older adults across levels of care: the HUNT Trondheim 70 + study.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2024Article
- Longitudinal changes in life-space mobility and autonomy in participation outdoors among Finnish community-dwelling older adults from pre-COVID-19 to through the pandemic.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Pain symptoms and physical performance in older adults: cross-sectional findings from the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS).European geriatric medicine · 2024Article
- Associations Between Physical Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Depression in Nursing Homes Residents Between 60-100 Years of Age in South-Western Poland.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPopulation-based studies on physical performance provide important information on older people's health but rarely include the oldest and least-healthy segment of the population. The aim of this study was to provide representative estimates of physical performance by age, sex, and educational level based on recent data from a population-based health study in Norway that includes older people with a wide range in age and function.
methodsIn the fourth wave of the Trøndelag Health Study (2017-2019), all participants aged 70 + were invited to an additional examination of physical performance assessed by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), either by attending a testing station or by visits from ambulatory teams. The distribution and variation in SPPB total and subscores, as well as gait speed, are presented by sex, age, and educational level.
resultsThe SPPB was registered in 11,394 individuals; 54.8% were women; the age range was 70-105.4 years, with 1,891 persons aged 85 + . SPPB scores decreased by 0.27 points (men) and 0.33 points (women) for each year of age, and gait speed by 0.02 m/sec (men) and 0.03 m/sec (women). Using a frailty cut-off for gait speed at < 0.8 m/sec, the proportion of participants categorized as frail increased from 13.9% in the 70-74 years cohort to 73.9% in participants aged 85 + . Level of education [Formula: see text] 10 years corresponded to 6 years (men) and 4 years (women) earlier onset of frailty (SPPB [Formula: see text] 9) compared to education [Formula: see text] 14 years.
conclusionWe found that the SPPB captured a gradual decline and wide distribution in physical performance in old age. The results provide information about physical performance, health status, and risk profiles at a population level and can serve as reference data for clinicians, researchers, and healthcare planners.
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