Incidence and Predictors of Physical Inactivity Among Malaysian Community-Dwelling Older Persons

Ibrahim AM 1 , Singh DKA 1 , Mat S 1 , Mat Ludin AF 2 , Shahar S 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Centre for Healthy Ageing and Wellness (HCARE), Programme of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
  • 2 Centre for Healthy Ageing and Wellness (HCARE), Programme of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
  • 3 Centre for Healthy Ageing and Wellness (HCARE), Programme of Dietetic, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
J Aging Phys Act, 2023 Feb 01;31(1):105-116.
PMID: 35894915 DOI: 10.1123/japa.2021-0390

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of physical inactivity and identify the predictors for low physical activity among community-dwelling older persons living in Malaysia in 3 years follow-up. In this prospective study, physical activity levels were measured using the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly. The arbitrary cutoff for Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly in this study was ≤70.9 for low and >141 for high physical activity levels. Out of the 955 physically active participants at baseline, 555 of them (mean [SD] age 68.82 [4.92] years) were successfully followed up to 3 years. Cumulative incidence of being physically inactive was 21% with rate of 7 per 100 person-years. It was found that being older (

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