Relationships among Subjective View of Health, Motor Ability, Functional Capacity, Lifestyle and Social Attributes in Old Age

Abstract

This study investigated the relationships among subjective view of health, motor ability , functional capacity, lifestyle and social attributes based on data obtained from community dwelling elderly persons. The number of elderly men and women participating in the study was 223 (average age: 76.4 years). The number of measurement items was 3 items of motor ability,13 items of functional capacity, 5 items of social attributes and subjective view of health. The results of the analysis indicate that subjects with the poor health group had lower scores for each item than those in the good health group. Significant correlations between subjective view of health and motor abilities, functional capacity and lifestyle were found. Height, weight, BMI, functional capacity and lifestyle in all subjects, were also associated with subjective view of health.