A Cross-Sectional Study of the Relationship of Timed Up & Go Test with Physical Characteristics and Physical Activity in Healthy Japanese: The Toon Health Study

Abstract

This study evaluated the Timed Up & Go test (TUG) among healthy Japanese individuals without walking problems to clarify the relationship of TUG performance with physical characteristics and physical activity according to sex and age groups. In total, 797 men and women (30–84 years old) in Toon City, Ehime Prefecture, were assessed from 2016 to 2017. The survey data for physical characteristics, TUG performance, and physical activity measures were used. After adjusting for age according to TUG time and categorization into sex and age groups (30–64 and 65–84 years), the relationship of TUG performance with physical characteristics and physical activities was confirmed using multiple regression analysis. In men, TUG performance was associated with work and household chores in the 30–64-year age group, whereas it was only associated with skeletal muscle mass among those older than 65 years. In women, TUG performance was associated with height and amount of exercise, regardless of age. In conclusion, TUG performance may be maintained by increasing the amount of physical activity for men through work and housework, and increasing the amount of exercise for women, which may prevent the need for long-term care in the future.

A prediction model for estimating NT‐proBNP in a general Japanese population: the Toon Health Study

“…We conducted this study as a part of the Toon Health Study, which was a prospective population‐based cohort study with the aim of assessing cardiovascular disease risk factors in Toon City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan 13–15 . Toon City is a Japanese rural city in Ehime Prefecture with 33 000 inhabitants.…”

“…We conducted this study as a part of the Toon Health Study, which was a prospective population-based cohort study with the aim of assessing cardiovascular disease risk factors in Toon City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. [13][14][15] Toon City is a Japanese rural city in Ehime Prefecture with 33 000 inhabitants. In this cohort study, we recruited the participants and registered their baseline characteristics from 2009 to 2012 as the first term, followed by two additional recruitments from 2014 to 2017 as the second term and from 2018 to 2021 as the third term (Figure 1).…”

The association between masticatory ability and lower Timed Up & Go Test performance among community-dwelling Japanese aging men and women: The Toon Health Study

“…Therefore, we thought it was necessary to conduct a study in large number of healthy community-dwelling and using a measurement that can objectively estimate their masticatory function. In this study, subjecting older Japanese people aged 60 years and over, the purpose was to examine the relationship the stimulated salivary flow rate, which is an alternative index of masticatory function [ 9 ] with Timed Up & Go（TUG）test [ 10 ], which is highly relevant to daily life functions, and is a useful test method to evaluate overall daily life activities, and physical functions of the elderly people [ 11 ]. In Japan, since most Japanese people change their lifestyles when they reach the age of 60 due to retirement, this study was conducted on elderly people aged 60 and over.…”