Comparison of activity level in daily life with heart rate: Application to elderly persons of different ambulatory abilities.

Objectives: Normal activity monitoring methods are mainly useful for relatively healthy and ablebodied people, but are not necessarily appropriate for elderly persons who may have difficulty in walking, or for the frail who may be bedridden. The purpose of this study was to examine 24-hour heart rate recording for the comparison of activity levels in daily life of elderly persons of different ambulatory abilities.

Methods: Forty-two elderly females (mean, 82.

The prevalence of obesity and its relationship with lifestyle factors in Jamaica.

We surveyed the prevalence of obesity in the general population in Jamaica, and examined the relationship between it and lifestyle. The survey population consisted of 1,935 inhabitants in Jamaica, whose body weight, height, marital status, educational history, employment status and other obesity-associated lifestyle factors were surveyed. Six major findings emerged.

Initial drop of blood pressure during head-up tilt in patients with cerebrovascular accidents.

Objective: To investigate cardiovascular responses to orthostatic stress in patients with cerebrovascular accidents (CVA).

Methods: Twelve male patients with CVA, 11 healthy elderly and 12 healthy young males participated in the present study. The CVA patients had suffered stroke with hemiplegia at least 11 months prior to the study, their medical conditions were stable, and no subjects were taking medications affecting the cardiovascular system.

Perception of self-physique and eating behavior of high school students in Japan.

The authors investigated the condition of self-physique perception and eating behavior, and the relationship between self-physique perception and eating behavior of high school students in Japan. Regarding self-physique perception, subjects were shown six pictures of physiques and asked to choose one physique each for their actual physique and their ideal physique. With respect to eating behavior, the Japanese version of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT)-26 was used.

A longitudinal study of the relationship between osteo sono-assessment index and lifestyle in elderly female in nursing homes.

The aim of this study was to investigate the longitudinal effect of mobility and daily activity, in the form of exercise and everyday activities, on the bones of 102 elderly female nursing home residents who had physical disabilities as well as marked postmenopausal bone loss, using calcaneal ultrasound apparatus for bone evaluation.Of the 102 subjects initially measured, 74 (mean age, 83.5±6.

[Well-being and depression in residents of a provincial city 65 years old or older].

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between feeling of well-being and clinical depression for a large number of residents in a provincial city in northern Tohoku. The research sought to clarify whether one's lifestyle might play a role in whether one suffered a state of clinical depression.

Methods: The study used survey methods to question every resident 65 years old or older living in the provincial city.