Physical activity patterns among older adults with and without XXXX in six European Countries.

@entity1 @entity626 @entity571
OBJECTIVE: This study investigates patterns of physical activity in older adults with @entity626 ( @entity571 ) compared to older adults without knee @entity571 across six European countries. We expect country specific differences in the physical activity levels between @entity1 with knee @entity571 compared to @entity1 without knee @entity571 . A varying degree of physical activity levels across countries would express a facilitating or impeding influence of the social, environmental and other contextual factors on a physically active lifestyle. METHODS: Baseline cross-sectional data from the European Project on @entity571 (EPOSA) were analysed. In total 2,551 @entity1 from six European countries (Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) were included. RESULTS: @entity1 with knee @entity571 were less likely to follow physical activity recommendations and had poorer overall physical activity profiles than those without knee @entity571 (M=62.9 versus M=81.5 minutes/day, p = 0.015). The magnitude of this difference varied across countries. Detailed analysis showed that low physical activity levels in @entity1 with knee @entity571 could be attributed to less everyday walking time [OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.07-1.62]. CONCLUSION: This study highlighted that having knee @entity571 is associated with a varying degree of physical activity patterns in different countries. This implicates that low levels of physical activity among @entity1 with knee @entity571 cannot be explained exclusively by individual or disease specific factors, but social, environmental and other contextual factors should also be taken into account. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
