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KMID : 0387320220320010021
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
2022 Volume.32 No. 1 p.21 ~ p.28
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Regular Physical Exercise and Falling in Middle-Aged and Elderly Population: Results from Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing
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Jeong Su-Eon
Lee Hyeon-Ji
Kim Jae-Hyun
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Abstract
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Background: To investigate the association between regular physical exercise and falling experience for 2 years and fear of falling(FOF) in Korean middle-aged and elderly population.
Methods: Data from the Korean Longitudinal Study on Aging was used and 3,871 participants who exercised regularly were includedat 2006 and follow-up until 2018. An analysis was performed to investigate the association between exercise (exercise time per weekand duration) and falls (experience over past 2 years and FOF) using the generalized estimating equation model.
Results: Compared to those who exercised more than 5 hours a week (reference group), those who exercised less than 3 hours weremore likely to experience falls and FOF (odds ratio [OR], 1.334; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.059?1.682; OR, 1.218; 95% CI, 1.119?1.326, respectively). Compared to the group who exercised for more than 5 years, those who exercised for less than 1 year were morelikely to experience FOF (OR, 1.310; 95% CI, 1.162?1.478).
Conclusion: This study showed that there was a negative relationship between physical exercise time and falling experience and FOFin Korean 45 years or more community-dwelling adults. Based on these results, physical activity can be expected to have a positiveeffect on fall prevention, which implies the need for policy and research on long-term physical activity programs.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Exercise, Falling, Fear of falling
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