Abstract

[...]participants' physical activity levels were converted to dichotomous variables based their relationship to the median value (high versus low). [...]physical activity levels were not quantified to the extent that would be attained with instruments such as an accelerometer (e.g., metabolic equivalents per hour). [...]this study assessed place of residence as the only environmental characteristic. [...]causal relationships cannot be inferred from the results of this study because of its cross-sectional nature.

Details

Title
Relationships between social factors and physical activity among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan earthquake: a cross-sectional study
Author
Yoshimura, Eiichi; Ishikawa-Takata, Kazuko; Murakami, Haruka; Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Nobuyo; Tsubota-Utsugi, Megumi; Miyachi, Motohiko; Yokoyama, Yukari; Sakata, Kiyomi; Kobayashi, Seiichiro; Ogawa, Akira; Nishi, Nobuo
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
14712318
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1773939218
Copyright
Copyright BioMed Central 2016