TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Differences in falls between older adult participants in group exercise and those who exercise alone: a cross-sectional study using Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) data JO - International journal of environmental research and public health A1 - Hayashi, Takahiro A1 - Kondo, Katsunori A1 - Kanamori, Satoru A1 - Tsuji, Taishi A1 - Saito, Masashige A1 - Ochi, Akira A1 - Ota, Susumu SP - e15071413 EP - e15071413 VL - 15 IS - 7 N2 - This study examined the difference in falls between older adults who participated in group exercise and those who exercised alone. We used cross-sectional data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. Data were obtained from functionally independent residents aged 65 years or older across 30 municipalities in Japan (n = 19,257). Logistic regression analysis was performed with experience of multiple falls over the past year as the dependent variable and type of exercise as the independent variable. Respondents were divided into three groups according to how they performed exercise: (1) non-exercisers (NE, no exercise), (2) those who only exercised alone (IE, individual exercise), and (3) those whose exercise included participation in group exercise (GE, group exercise). In total, 887 (4.6%) respondents reported multiple falls. After adjustment for 10 possible confounders, the GE group had an odds ratio (OR) for falls of 0.75 (95% confidence intervals 0.60⁻0.95) compared with the IE group. After adjustment for physiological factors and a psychological factor, the OR for the GE group increased slightly; however, an association between falls and exercise type was indicated. Older adults who participate in group exercise may receive additional benefits related to falls prevention compared with those who exercise alone.

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LA - en SN - 1661-7827 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071413 ID - ref1 ER -