@article{jpar20251016,
author={{Wu, Ke and Li, Zhonglin and Li, Xiaohao and Sugiura, Hiroki},
title={Association between Travel Distance from Residence to Community-Based Activity Sites, Life-Space Mobility, and Physical Fitness and Motor Function in Older Adult Females in China},
journal={Journal of Physical Activity Research},
volume={10},
number={1},
pages={43--51},
year={2025},
url={https://pubs.sciepub.com/jpar/10/1/6},
issn={2574-4437},
abstract={This study aimed to investigate the associations between travel distance from the residence to a regularly attended community facility, subjective life-space, and physical fitness and motor function among community-dwelling older adult females in China. Overall, 352 females aged ≡65 (70.6 ㊣ 5.4) years living in Ji＊an City were categorized into three age groups: 65每69 (group 65), 70每74 (group 70), and ≡75 years (group 75). Travel distance was calculated as the shortest walking route from each participant＊s residence to the farthest regularly attended location using ArcGIS and classified into four groups: 0 m (0 group), 1每399 m (<400 group), 400每799 m (<800 group), and ≡800 m (≡800 group). Evaluation items encompassed life-space assessment (LSA), travel distance, height, weight, hand grip strength (HGS), leg grip strength (LGS), one-leg standing time with eyes open (OLS), functional reach (FR), 10-m maximal walking time (10-m walking), cross-step moving on four spots (CSF), and hip displacement (Hip-D). Pearson＊s correlation coefficients revealed significant but weak correlations (r = 0.17每0.21) between travel distance and LSA or multiple physical indicators in group 65. In group 70, only the 10-m walking time demonstrated a significant correlation (r = ?0.249), whereas group 75 exhibited significant correlations with LSA, weight, OLS, FR, and 10-m walking time (r = 0.25每0.39). Two-way analysis of variance (age ℅ distance) indicated significant interaction effects for LSA and weight. In each age group, participants with ≡800-m travel distances tended to show higher physical fitness and motor performance scores, with particularly significant differences observed in groups 65 and 70. These findings suggest that maintaining a travel and activity radius of >800 m can contribute to preserving and improving physical fitness and motor performance among older adults aged ≡65 years.},
doi={10.12691/jpar-10-1-6}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}