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ArticleAnnals of geriatric medicine and research2025

Possible Sarcopenia is Related to Leisure-Time Physical Activity but Not to Occupational Activity.

Bokun Kim, Yosuke Osuka, Xiaoguang Zhao, Yoshiro Okubo, Gwon-Min Kim, Sechang Oh

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Article in Annals of geriatric medicine and research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Bokun KimSport Science Innovation Institute, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yosuke OsukaDepartment of Frailty Research, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Xiaoguang ZhaoFaculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Yoshiro OkuboFalls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Gwon-Min KimFaculty of Rehabilitation, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan.
Sechang OhFaculty of Rehabilitation, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan.

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan 23K27963Ministry of EducationNational Research Foundation of Korea 2022R1l1A1A01063664
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Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity (PA) has long been considered a key strategy in the management of sarcopenia. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine domain-specific physical activity, including leisure-time and occupational activities, in relation to possible sarcopenia (PS) among middle-aged and older adults.

methodsWe analyzed a total of 15,819 adults aged ≥40 years. PS was defined on the basis of handgrip strength (males <28 kg and females <18 kg) according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to evaluate domain-specific PA, including weekly leisure-time or occupational moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). MVPA was classified into three categories: no activity, 1-149 min/week, and ≥150 min/week. Parameters potentially related to PS or PA were included as covariates: age, sex, household income, education, medication, alcohol and smoking habits, nutritional status, and body weight.

resultsCompared with participants with no leisure-time MVPA, those with 1-149 min/week and ≥150 min/week of leisure-time MVPA had odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 0.64 (0.54, 0.74) and 0.60 (0.52, 0.68) for PS, respectively (p<0.001 for both). However, occupational MVPA was not significantly related to PS. Subgroup analyses stratified by sex, age, and sedentary time revealed no significant heterogeneity (all p-values for interactions >0.05).

conclusionThese findings demonstrate that PS is inversely related to leisure-time PA but not to occupational PA among middle-aged and older adults, suggesting that PA programs that focus specifically on leisure-time activities may be necessary to prevent and manage possible sarcopenia.

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ExerciseLeisure ActivitiesMotor ActivitySarcopeniaAdultAgedFemaleHand StrengthHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesLeisure-time physical activityOccupational physical activityPhysical activity paradoxPossible sarcopenia

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