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Association between physical activity (PA) guidelines and body composition variables in middle-aged and older women

Lifestyle Disease
Author
Pelclová J, et al.
Used Parameters : FFM, BFM,
VFA

Publication Year : 2012

Country : Czech

Journal : Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between volume and frequency of moderate-intensity PA and step-based recommendations and individual body composition variables. Our cohort included 167 healthy ambulatory women (mean age 62.8±4.8 years; body mass index [BMI] 27.3±4.2 kg/m 2) who carried out daily activities while wearing the ActiGraph GT1M accelerometer over a seven day period. Measurements of BMI, body fat mass index (BFMI), fat-free mass index (FFMI), waist–hip ratio (WHR) and visceral fat area …
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