BACKGROUND We explore the possible consequences of measured hearing impairment (HI) and perceived hearing difficulties for early retirement in a large population-based study. Furthermore, we study whether having a part-time position was associated with measured HI and perceived hearing difficulties in the same population. METHODS This study included 25,740 persons from the Nord-Trøndelag Heal...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The aims of the study were: to describe the distribution of physical activity practice; to determine the prevalence and trends of sedentary lifestyle in the population aged 35 to 74 years of Girona in the 1995-2005 period; and to identify the variables associated to sedentary lifestyle at the population level. METHODS Data from three independent population-based cr...

The effects of intensity, type, and time day physical activity on sleep are not well understood. An appropriate increase in core body temperature, due to during daytime, aids older adults. Our previous study showed that evening exercise has more positive quality adults when compared with morning exercise. However, who do form a large part the population. This aimed examine distinct low-intensit...

the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of daily steps on blood lipid profile of middle-aged men. daily steps were measured in healthy men (n=27) by a portable electronic pedometer. subjects were voluntarily selected as an active group (ag=12) and sedentary group (sg=15). in addition, total cholesterol (tc), triglyceride (tg), ldl-c and hdl-c were measured. the average of daily ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of three widely used wearable sensors in research settings for 24 h monitoring of sleep, sedentary, and active behaviors in middle-aged women. METHODS Participants were 21 inactive, overweight (M Body Mass Index (BMI) = 29.27 ± 7.43) women, 30 to 64 years (M = 45.31 ± 9.67). Women were instructed to wear each sensor on the n...