Investigating the relationships between lifestyle physical activity and diet on vascular health among older adults

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Investigating the relationships between lifestyle physical activity and diet on vascular health among older adults

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Purpose This research aimed to investigate how behaviours of lifestyle physical activity (PA) and diet predict and correlate with vascular health in older adults using the gold standard measure of pulse wave velocity (PWV). Methods This cross-sectional study analysed 83 adults aged 64-91 years (M=78±6.44) residing in independent living communities. Dietary questions were taken from the Harvard disease risk tool. The Yale physical activity survey allowed the calculation of metabolic equivalent...

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Conference paper

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2020-06

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Elliot, Catherine / Hamlin, Michael / Hill, Hannah

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/15952

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cardiovascular health / elderly / lifestyle physical activity / pulse wave velocity / retirement home

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