Analysis of influencing factors of athletic ability of the elderly in Yang-zhou City in 2022
Objective To analyze the health examination data of the elderly aged 65 and above in a district of Yang-zhou City,to grasp the athletic ability of the local elderly,and to provide data support for further health management of the el-derly population.Methods A total of 10 620 elderly people aged 65 and above who participated in the 2022 health exami-nation of the elderly were used as the research objects,SPSS 22.0 software was used for analysis,the qualitative data were analyzed by chi-square test or Fisher's exact probability method,the independent sample t-test was used for quantitative data,the differences in athletic ability among different comparison groups were explored,and the influencing factors of athletic ability of the elderly were analyzed by logistic stepwise regression.Results A total of 96.0％of the elderly had strong athlet-ic ability.The comparison of the different age groups showed that the younger ones had stronger athletic ability(t=3.807,P＜0.001).In the comparison of the different groups with different self-care abilities,those with stronger self-care ability had stronger athletic ability(x2=65.051,P＜0.001).The comparison of different hearing groups showed that those with better hearing had stronger athletic ability(P=0.001).The comparison of the exercise frequency groups showed that the athletic ability of the exercise group was stronger(x2=16.460,P＜0.001).The comparison of waist circumference in different groups showed that those with smaller waist circumference had stronger athletic ability(t=2.593,P=0.010).The results of multivari-ate logistic regression showed that age,hearing,and waist circumference were the influencing factors,and the younger the age,the better the hearing,and the smaller the waist circumference,the stronger the athletic abilities.Conclusion Exercise frequency and waist circumference are intervenable factors,and it is still necessary to strengthen health education and pub-licity for the elderly and urge the public to develop a healthy lifestyle aiming to prevent the weakening of athletic ability in the elderly.
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