Do changes in the frailty score differ by the type of group sports and exercises participated in? A 3-year longitudinal study

• Published in: European review of aging and physical activity 2024-03, Vol.21 (1), p.8-8, Article 8
• Main Authors: Tsuji, Taishi, Kanamori, Satoru, Watanabe, Ryota, Yokoyama, Meiko, Miyaguni, Yasuhiro, Saito, Masashige, Kondo, Katsunori
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Cognitive ability; Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Exercise; Frailty; Geriatrics; Kihon Checklist; Longitudinal studies; Mortality; Nutritional status; Older people; Participation; Physical fitness; Polls & surveys; Propensity score; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Social participation; Variables; Walking; Womens health
• ISSN: 1813-7253; 1861-6909; 1861-6909
• DOI: 10.1186/s11556-024-00342-x

Older adults who engage in group sports and exercises achieve greater health benefits than those who exercise by themselves. The benefits of group participation may vary depending on the type of sports/exercise they engage in. The present study aimed to identify the association between specific sports and exercise types performed in groups and evaluate the longitudinal changes in multidimensional frailty scores among community-dwelling older adults in Japan. We used 3-year follow-up data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study and analyzed 33,746 men and 36,799 women aged ≥ 65 years. To elucidate the relationship between participation in 20 types of group sports/exercises in 2016 (baseline) and the change in frailty score (using the Kihon Checklist, KCL) from 2016 to 2019, we performed linear regression analyses through multivariate adjustments for age group, self-rated health, marital status, living alone, occupational status, years of education, alcohol drinking status, smoking status, equivalent income, and disease status using an inverse probability weighting method. P