There is evidence in the literature that older practitioners of regular exercise have better postural stability compared to sedentary and active older women who still also have better postural stability than sedentary ones (REF), however, remains unclear behavior of postural stability in older physically active but not practicing physical exercises compared to physically active elderly and prac...

aging is a crucial period in human life and it is a social necessity to pay attention to the issues and needs of this stage of life. the aim of the current study was to study the effect of body mass index (bmi) on reaction time and response time of the active and inactive elderly. the research method was causal-comparative and its statistical population consisted of the elderly from mahabad cit...

background: more than 8% of iran's populations are elderly. the greatest challenge in this generation is improvement of health and quality of life. so we decided to perform an interventional study with the aim of promoting the health of the eld­erly. methods: this study was a community interventional in ekbatan complex. subjects were elderly. at first, need assessment was done with the particip...

ABSTRACT Objective We investigated the utility of phase angle as a screening tool for sarcopenia. Methods performed cross-sectional study that included 169 active community-dwelling elderly women. The was determined using tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance, and sarcopenia diagnosed based on skeletal muscle mass, strength, physical performance impedance analysis, handheld dynamometer, gait speed...

It has been shown that high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol are associated with health maintenance in older women, but the few studies that have examined the relationship between exercise and plasma lipoprotein levels in this elderly population have been equivocal. In addition, there are no studies that examine the...

background and purpose: the problematic reduction of civic engagement in local communities of khuzestan province in the southwest of iran has became a serious issue for research in social planning and policy making. efforts have been made to study the risk factors as the deterrents to engaging in the society. methods: this study aims to investigate the factors influencing civic engagement among...

BACKGROUND Diabetes incidence in people with advanced age is increasing at an alarming rate, and for this reason the screening of high-risk individuals such as elderly women is critically important. OBJECTIVE To analyze the association of adiposity, cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise practice with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in elderly Brazilian women. METHODS Participated of this cross secti...