| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
As the tendency of fall might be influenced by the easy fatigability, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between tipping over and the state of physical fitness in elderly people. The tendency was evaluated by the fall-risk scores obtained from the questionnaire. The results showed that the predicted maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) was negatively correlated to the fall-risk scores. The ultrasonic images of leg muscles also showed reduction in muscle volumes in the individuals who actively spent daily lives, mostly in light-moderate physical activities, but never experienced intensive physical activities. As VO2max depends on the lean body mass, these findings suggested that light-moderate exercise like walking might be insufficient to keep muscle volumes and VO2max healthy. Therefore, it might be important for the people to be keeping intensive work out in prevention of tipping over before they got old.
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