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Published in: BMC Geriatrics 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research Article

Association of physical activity and appetite with visual function related to driving competence in older adults

Authors: Takafumi Ando, Hiroyuki Sakai, Yuji Uchiyama

Published in: BMC Geriatrics | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Older people are at greater risk of traffic accidents, partially because of age-related declines in visual function, including reduced useful field of view (UFOV). However, lifestyle factors which cause age-related decline in UFOV remain poorly understood. We conducted a study to investigate whether physical activity and appetite status were related to UFOV test performance in healthy older adults.

Methods

Thirty community-dwelling older people (age 68.6 ± 3.1 years, 15 females) were enrolled in this study. Each participant completed the Council on Nutrition appetite questionnaire (CNAQ) and a UFOV test. They then wore a tri-axial accelerometer (Active style Pro HJA-350IT) for 3–6 consecutive days to objectively measure their PA in free-living conditions.

Results

Longer time spent in vigorous physical activity was significantly associated with better UFOV test performance when adjusted for age and accelerometer wear time (non-locomotive: r = −0.435, locomotive: r = −0.449; n = 25). In addition, male, but not female, participants with a higher CNAQ score had significantly better UFOV test performance in both an unadjusted model (r = −0.560; n = 15) and a model adjusted for age (r = −0.635; n = 15).

Conclusions

The results suggest that appetite status among males and time spent in high intensity PA are associated with visual function related to driving competence in older adults.
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Metadata
Title
Association of physical activity and appetite with visual function related to driving competence in older adults
Authors
Takafumi Ando
Hiroyuki Sakai
Yuji Uchiyama
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Geriatrics / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0484-6

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