Objective measurements of daily physical activity patterns and sedentary behaviour in older adults: Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study
Author(s) -
Nanna Ýr Arnardóttir,
Annemarie Koster,
Dane R. Van Domelen,
Robert J. Brychta,
Paolo Caserotti,
Guðný Eiríksdóttir,
Jóhanna Eyrún Sverrisdottir,
Lenore J. Launer,
Vilmundur Guðnason,
Erlingur Jóhannsson,
Tamara B. Harris,
Kong Y. Chen,
Þórarinn Sveinsson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afs160
Subject(s) - medicine , physical activity , demography , gerontology , cohort , population , sedentary behavior , physical therapy , environmental health , sociology
objectively measured population physical activity (PA) data from older persons is lacking. The aim of this study was to describe free-living PA patterns and sedentary behaviours in Icelandic older men and women using accelerometer.
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