TY - JOUR
T1 - Is There an Association Between Self-Reported Physical Activity and Self-Rated Vision Over Time? Results From the Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing
AU - Mc Mullan, Ilona
AU - Bunting, B
AU - Smith, Lee
AU - Koyanagi, Ai
AU - Tully, Mark
PY - 2020/5/22
Y1 - 2020/5/22
N2 - Research suggests that physical activity has many health benefits for an ageing population. Evidence exploring the association between physical activity (PA) and vision is limited. This study uses the measures of self-reported PA (IPAQ) and self-rated vision at three points in time over a six-year period used in the TILDA study, a cohort of community-dwelling older adults (57 years or over). A path analysis found that PA was indirectly associated with vision over six years controlling for age, sex, marital status, employment, education, depression (CES-D), self reported general health, CVD (e.g. heart attack), high blood pressure, diabetes, eye disease (e.g. glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration, cataract), and disabilities associated with activities of daily living (ADLs). Further research is needed to fully understand the relationship over time and generalise the findings.
AB - Research suggests that physical activity has many health benefits for an ageing population. Evidence exploring the association between physical activity (PA) and vision is limited. This study uses the measures of self-reported PA (IPAQ) and self-rated vision at three points in time over a six-year period used in the TILDA study, a cohort of community-dwelling older adults (57 years or over). A path analysis found that PA was indirectly associated with vision over six years controlling for age, sex, marital status, employment, education, depression (CES-D), self reported general health, CVD (e.g. heart attack), high blood pressure, diabetes, eye disease (e.g. glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration, cataract), and disabilities associated with activities of daily living (ADLs). Further research is needed to fully understand the relationship over time and generalise the findings.
KW - vision
KW - physical activity
UR - http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32460245
U2 - 10.1123/japa.2019-0371
DO - 10.1123/japa.2019-0371
M3 - Article
C2 - 32460245
SN - 1063-8652
VL - 28
SP - 774
EP - 781
JO - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
JF - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
IS - 5
ER -