Car driving status and living arrangement associated with sarcopenia among rural japanese older adults : A cross-sectional study
(2022) In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(1).- Abstract
Ensuring mobility after driving cessation is an important public health issue to prevent functional limitations, but this issue is still not fully understood in rural settings. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that being a non-driver and living alone is associated with a greater risk of sarcopenia among the community-dwelling elderly in rural Japanese areas. This study was conducted in 2018 and data from 738 participants were used. Sarcopenia was assessed by measuring walking speed, handgrip strength, and skeletal muscle mass. Car driving status and living arrangement were collected using self-reported questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. Four groups were set to determine combined conditions of car driving status... (More)
Ensuring mobility after driving cessation is an important public health issue to prevent functional limitations, but this issue is still not fully understood in rural settings. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that being a non-driver and living alone is associated with a greater risk of sarcopenia among the community-dwelling elderly in rural Japanese areas. This study was conducted in 2018 and data from 738 participants were used. Sarcopenia was assessed by measuring walking speed, handgrip strength, and skeletal muscle mass. Car driving status and living arrangement were collected using self-reported questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. Four groups were set to determine combined conditions of car driving status and living arrangement. Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and a 95% confidence interval of sarcopenia after adjustment for confounding factors. Compared with the reference group (driver and living with others), the OR of sarcopenia was significantly higher in the non-driver and living alone group (OR = 2.21; 95% confidence interval, 1.02–4.80). Our findings suggest that the consideration of both driving status and living arrangement are important in the formulation of public health strategies to prevent sarcopenia in rural Japanese areas.
(Less)
- author
- Hamano, Tsuyoshi ; Abe, Takafumi ; Miyazaki, Ryo ; Okuyama, Kenta LU ; Sundquist, Kristina LU and Nabika, Toru
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022-01-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Car driving status, Living arrangement, Older adults, Rural area, Sarcopenia
- in
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- volume
- 19
- issue
- 1
- article number
- 414
- publisher
- MDPI AG
- external identifiers
-
- pmid:35010674
- scopus:85122001823
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph19010414
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 9a34bae4-e5e8-4510-a2e7-2578fabf593a
- date added to LUP
- 2022-02-28 15:14:08
- date last changed
- 2025-03-16 16:52:50
@article{9a34bae4-e5e8-4510-a2e7-2578fabf593a,
abstract = {{<p>Ensuring mobility after driving cessation is an important public health issue to prevent functional limitations, but this issue is still not fully understood in rural settings. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that being a non-driver and living alone is associated with a greater risk of sarcopenia among the community-dwelling elderly in rural Japanese areas. This study was conducted in 2018 and data from 738 participants were used. Sarcopenia was assessed by measuring walking speed, handgrip strength, and skeletal muscle mass. Car driving status and living arrangement were collected using self-reported questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. Four groups were set to determine combined conditions of car driving status and living arrangement. Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and a 95% confidence interval of sarcopenia after adjustment for confounding factors. Compared with the reference group (driver and living with others), the OR of sarcopenia was significantly higher in the non-driver and living alone group (OR = 2.21; 95% confidence interval, 1.02–4.80). Our findings suggest that the consideration of both driving status and living arrangement are important in the formulation of public health strategies to prevent sarcopenia in rural Japanese areas.</p>}},
author = {{Hamano, Tsuyoshi and Abe, Takafumi and Miyazaki, Ryo and Okuyama, Kenta and Sundquist, Kristina and Nabika, Toru}},
issn = {{1661-7827}},
keywords = {{Car driving status; Living arrangement; Older adults; Rural area; Sarcopenia}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{01}},
number = {{1}},
publisher = {{MDPI AG}},
series = {{International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}},
title = {{Car driving status and living arrangement associated with sarcopenia among rural japanese older adults : A cross-sectional study}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010414}},
doi = {{10.3390/ijerph19010414}},
volume = {{19}},
year = {{2022}},
}