BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior studies suggest that aerobic exercise may reduce both the brain atrophy and the decline in fractional anisotropy observed with advancing age. It is reasonable to hypothesize that exercise-induced changes to the vasculature may underlie these anatomic differences. The purpose of this blinded study was to compare high-activity and low-activity healthy elderly voluntee...

In particular, countries need to plan for the health needs of older women. Although the elderly are as diverse demographically, socially, and economically as the nonelderly, one notable difference between these broad groups is the relative number of men and women. While boys outnumber girls in all countries, gender differences in mortality eventually produce a changing sex balance within a popu...

The study aims to describe osteoarticular and musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain, quality of life (QOL) physical activity level (PAL) distributed by age group gender in the elderly. design was quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional. non-probabilistic sample, for convenience, comprised 101 elderly people, over 60 years old, who regularly participate water aerobics activities municipality...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Acute pyelonephritis (APN) is the most common cause of community-onset bacteremia in hospitalized elderly patients. The objectives of this study were to investigate the differences in the clinical and microbiological data of hospitalized elderly and non-elderly women with community-onset APN. METHODS Women with community-onset APN as a discharge diagnosis were identified from ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the multisegmental static postural balance of active eutrophic and obese elderly women using a three-dimensional system under different sensory conditions. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 31 elderly women (16 eutrophic and 15 obese) aged 65 to 75 years. The following anthropometric measurements were obtained: weight, height, wai...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was analyze associations between the practice of walking and environmental perception among elderly Brazilians in a region of low socioeconomic level. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 385 elderly people aged 60 years and over. To evaluate walking, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), long version (leisure and transport m...

results there was a significant difference in the self-esteem (p = 0.003), life satisfaction (p = 0.001), efficiency (p = 0.00), positive mood (p = 0.00), mental health (p = 0.001) and happiness (p = 0.001) among elderly women in the case group before and after a regular six-week walking program. conclusions according to the results, walking increases the happiness and mental health of elderly ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of achieving new recommended levels of physical activity, the types of activity involved, and their determinants among elderly British women. DESIGN National cross sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS 2341 women aged 60 to 79 from 15 British towns. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence of subjects achieving recommended levels of physical activity. RESULTS Over...