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ArticleGeriatrics & gerontology international2026

Incidental Lifestyle Physical Activity and Its Relationships With Overall Frailty and Frailty Domains in Community-Dwelling Older Japanese.

Yaya Li, Michiko Kido, Yuya Akagi, Hiroko Yoshida, Mei Nishida, Yuri Tominaga, Liyu Shi, Marlon Maus, Gary Yu, Kei Kamide and 2 more

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Yaya LiDepartment of Social Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-4205
Michiko KidoDepartment of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
Yuya AkagiDepartment of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
Hiroko YoshidaDepartment of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
Mei NishidaDepartment of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
Yuri TominagaDepartment of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
Liyu ShiDepartment of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
Marlon MausSPH UC Berkeley Investigator, Health Research for Action Center, The University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
Gary YuDepartment of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA.
Kei KamideDepartment of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1720-2218
Hanayo KoetakaDepartment of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
Mai KabayamaDepartment of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-1152

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K19802Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K24672Osaka Prefecture National Health Insurance Health-Up Support Project
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aimBeyond structured physical activity, emerging evidence suggests the potential health benefits of incidental lifestyle physical activity (ILPA). However, the relationship between ILPA and frailty or frailty domains in older populations remains unclear.

methodsA total of 15 302 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older in Osaka, Japan, were invited to participate in a mailed survey. The survey included a single-item question asking about participants' ILPA: "Are you trying to be physically active in your daily life, for example, through housework or transportation?" Frailty outcomes, including overall frailty and frailty domains (physical, nutritional, oral, social, cognitive, and mental), were assessed using the validated Kihon Checklist based on its scoring manual. Logistic regressions were used to investigate associations between ILPA and overall frailty and each frailty domain. Age and sex differences were determined using subgroup analysis and interaction analysis.

resultsThe response rate was 49.03%. Logistic regression analyses revealed ILPA is negatively associated with overall frailty and domains including physical, nutritional, oral, social, cognitive, and mental domains of frailty. Most associations were evident regardless of age and sex, while the association between ILPA and the physical domain of frailty was stronger in males (p for interaction = 0.01), while the association with the mental domain of frailty was stronger in females (p for interaction = 0.007).

conclusionsIn community-dwelling older Japanese adults, ILPA was negatively associated with overall frailty and multiple domains of frailty. While structured physical activity remains critical, the findings underscore the importance of promoting increased ILPA in daily experience.

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ExerciseFrail ElderlyFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentLife StyleActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAging in PlaceCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansJapanMaleSurveys and Questionnairesfrailtyfrailty domainsincidental lifestyle physical activityJapanolder adults

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