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Physical determinants of daily physical activity in older men and women.
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- Does sit-to-stand transition velocity vary across the day? Association with physical functioning and fatigability in community-dwelling older adults.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Interplay between balance, gait kinematic and physical activity level in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Use it or lose it: a four-year follow-up assessing whether physical activity near one's capacity reduces the risk of functional decline among older adults.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- Reciprocal Associations Between Relative or Absolute Physical Activity, Walking Performance, and Autonomy in Outdoor Mobility Among Older Adults: A 4-Year Follow-Up.Journal of aging and health · 2025Article
- The interplay between perceived fatigability, intrinsic capacity, and physical activity: network analysis in a British birth cohort study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- Body composition and functional capacity as determinants of physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional analysis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionThe ability to perform bodily movement varies in ageing men and women. We investigated whether physical fitness may explain sex differences in daily physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) among older people.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, a population-based cohort of 75, 80, and 85-year-old men and women (n = 409, 62% women) underwent laboratory-based assessment of walking speed, maximal knee extension strength, and body fat percentage. Free-living physical activity was assessed as total PAEE, and light (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) using individually calibrated combined accelerometry and heart rate sensing. Path modelling was used to examine indirect associations between sex, physical fitness, and physical activity.
resultsMen had better physical fitness and higher overall PAEE (mean 34.0 (SD 10.8) kJ/kg/day) than women (28.3 (8.4) kJ/kg/day, p<0.001). The path model for PAEE explained 33% of the variance. The direct association between sex and PAEE was non-significant, whereas the association between sex and PAEE mediated by body fat (β = 0.20, p<0.001) and walking speed (β = 0.05, p = 0.001) were statistically significant. Similarly, associations between sex and MVPA mediated by body fat (β = 0.11, p = 0.002) and walking speed (β = 0.05, p = 0.001) were significant, as were the associations between sex and LPA mediated by body fat (β = 0.24, p<0.001) and walking speed (β = 0.03, p = 0.019).
conclusionDifferences in physical activity between men and women may reflect underlying differences in cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity. These results highlight the importance of maintaining physical fitness to support active living in older adults.
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