2017 Volume 55Annual Issue 4PM-Abstract Pages 371
It is reported that exercise can help to improve or prevent some cases of dementia in the elderly. We developed a health mileage incentive system to capture activity information on the middle-aged and elderly. In this system, a pedometer with NFC capability was provided to participants, and the number of walking steps and the activity range was captured from 26 devices installed in locations around the city. The total number of subjects was 1711 persons. Evaluated items include lower limb muscle strength, body composition, and a subset of the participants had blood composition analysis performed for HbA1c. The results for walking steps was 9439 steps/day for the 65-74 age range, and 8384 steps/day for ages 75 and older. In most groups the lower limb muscle strength improvement was significant, and for body composition, the underweight group had an increase in BMI, while the overweight group had a reduction in BMI.
