Kanglin Shi, Lingxiao He, Zeyun Zhang, Jianlin Lin, Xiaodong Chen, Xinyuan Du, Kewei Shi, Jinzhu Yang, Zaixing Shi, Ya Fang
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Abstract
Objectives: To identify frailty trajectories and examine its association with allostatic load (AL) and mediating effect of physical activity (PA).
Methods: This study included 8,082 adults from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging over Waves 4-9. AL was calculated by 14 biological indicators, and a 53-item frailty index was used to evaluate frailty. Frailty trajectories were classified by group-based trajectory modeling, and the mediated effect of PA was tested by causal mediation analysis.
Results: Four frailty trajectories were identified: "Robustness" (n = 4,437, 54.9%), "Incident prefrailty" (n = 2,061, 25.5%), "Prefrailty to frailty" (n = 1,136, 14.1%), and "Frailty to severe frailty" (n = 448, 5.5%). High baseline AL was associated with increased odds of "Incident prefrailty," "Prefrailty to frailty," and "Frailty to severe frailty" trajectories. PA demonstrated significant mediated effects in aforementioned associations.
Conclusions: AL is significantly associated with the onset and progression of frailty, and such associations are partially mediated by PA.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Aging and Physical Activity (JAPA) is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes peer-reviewed original research reports, scholarly reviews, and professional-application articles on the relationship between physical activity and the aging process. The journal encourages the submission of articles that can contribute to an understanding of (a) the impact of physical activity on physiological, psychological, and social aspects of older adults and (b) the effect of advancing age or the aging process on physical activity among older adults.
In addition to publishing research reports and reviews, JAPA publishes articles that examine the development, implementation, and evaluation of physical activity programs among older adults. Articles from the biological, behavioral, and social sciences, as well as from fields such as medicine, clinical psychology, physical and recreational therapy, health, physical education, and recreation, are appropriate for the journal. Studies using animal models do not fit within our mission statement and should be submitted elsewhere.