TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Physical activity level and risk of falling in community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
JO  - Journal of aging and physical activity
A1  - Soares, Wuber J. S.
A1  - Lopes, Alexandre D.
A1  - Nogueira, Eduardo
A1  - Candido, Victor
A1  - Moraes, Suzana A.
A1  - Perracini, Mônica Rodriguez
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This systematic review examines the association between physical activity (PA) level and risk of falling in community-dwelling older adults. A search of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Sport Discus, and Web of Science was performed in January 2017. Four prospective cohort studies investigating the incidence of falls in a period of at least 12 months and its association with the level of PA in people 60-plus years old were reviewed and pooled for meta-analysis. The pooled risk ratio for being a recurrent faller (2,420 participants) was 39% higher among those who were in the lowest PA level (RR = 1.39 95% CI [1.17 - 1.65]; I<sup>2</sup>= 0%, p = 0.43; p < 0.001). The association between being a faller (7,927 participants) and PA level was inconclusive. This review identified that the benefit of general physical activity for preventing falls is associated with the adopted PA level.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1063-8652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2017-0413
ID  - ref1
ER  -