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Effect of Exercising with Others on Incident Functional Disability and All-Cause Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Five-Year Follow-Up Survey

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  • Yuya Fujii

    (Doctoral Program in Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan)

  • Keisuke Fujii

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Osaka 590-0482, Japan)

  • Takashi Jindo

    (Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, Tokyo 192-0001, Japan)

  • Naruki Kitano

    (Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare, Tokyo 192-0001, Japan)

  • Jaehoon Seol

    (R&D Center for Tailor-Made QOL, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8550, Japan)

  • Kenji Tsunoda

    (Faculty of Social Welfare, Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Yamaguchi 753-8502, Japan)

  • Tomohiro Okura

    (Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan)

Abstract

We clarified the effect of exercising with others on the risks of incident functional disability and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling adults. We used an inventory mail survey with a five-year follow-up for 1520 independently living older adults (mean age: 73.4 ± 6.3 years) in Kasama City, Japan. Subjects responded to a self-reported questionnaire in June 2014. Exercise habits and the presence of exercise partners were assessed. Subjects were classified into three groups: Non-exercise, exercising alone, and exercising with others. Follow-up information and date of incident functional disability and death during the five-year follow-up were collected from the database. To compare the association between exercise habits and functional disability and mortality, Cox regression analysis was conducted. Compared with the non-exercise group, exercising with others had significantly lower hazard ratios (HRs) for functional disability (0.59, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.40–0.88) and mortality (0.40, 95% CI 0.24–0.66) in the covariate models. Compared with exercising alone, exercising with others decreased the HRs for incident functional disability (0.53, 95% CI: 0.36–0.80) and mortality (0.50, 95% CI 0.29–0.85) rates in the unadjusted model; these associations were not significant in the covariate models. Exercising with others can contribute to functional disability prevention and longevity.

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  • Yuya Fujii & Keisuke Fujii & Takashi Jindo & Naruki Kitano & Jaehoon Seol & Kenji Tsunoda & Tomohiro Okura, 2020. "Effect of Exercising with Others on Incident Functional Disability and All-Cause Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Five-Year Follow-Up Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-9, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:12:p:4329-:d:372730
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    1. Takahiro Hayashi & Katsunori Kondo & Satoru Kanamori & Taishi Tsuji & Masashige Saito & Akira Ochi & Susumu Ota, 2018. "Differences in Falls between Older Adult Participants in Group Exercise and Those Who Exercise Alone: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) Data," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-11, July.
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