Affiliations 

  • 1 University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
  • 2 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Gerontol Geriatr Med, 2023;9:23337214231158476.
PMID: 36860700 DOI: 10.1177/23337214231158476

Abstract

A cross-sectional survey was done to investigate the pathways the physical activity acts in improving physical fitness and functional outcomes of older adults (60 years and above) using 880 community-dwelling older adults in Sri Lanka. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used. The final SEM model included five latent factors and 14 co-variances. Goodness of Fit Index (GFI), Comparative fit index (CFI) and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) values of the model were 0.95, 0.93, 0.91, and 0.05 respectively, indicating a good model fit. Strength enhances balance (β = .52, p 

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