@article{00d400303c6349229bd2cf7221e9dc0b,
title = "The Effect of Physical Activity on Body Constitution and Psychological Health in Older Adults: Evidence From an Analysis of a Biobank Research Database",
abstract = "This study aims to describe the relationship between physical activity, suboptimal health status based on traditional Chinese medicine, and psychological health in older people in Taiwan. A total of 4,497 older individuals were selected from the Taiwan Biobank Research Database. Suboptimal health status was assessed using a body constitution questionnaire to measure yang deficiency, yin deficiency, and stasis. The results showed that older adults involved in physical activity had a lower likelihood of yang/yin deficiency and stasis constitutions than physically inactive people. Participants with yang deficiency or stasis constitutions had a higher likelihood of poor psychological health, whereas those with yin deficiency had a greater likelihood of depression. People involved in physical activity had a lower likelihood of depression than physically inactive people. Compared with male older adults, females had a lower percentage of physical activity habits, poorer body constitutions, and poorer psychological health.",
keywords = "anxiety, Chinese medicine, depression",
author = "Chen, {Ping Ho} and Fang, {Su Chen} and Szu-Ying Lee and Lin, {Wan Ling} and Tsai, {Shu Feng} and Huang, {Sheng Miauh}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank Taiwan Biobank to provide anonymous data. This study was supported by the Office of Research and Development, MacKay Medical College, Taiwan (MMC-RD-110-1B-P003). Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate: The study was approved by the human subjects committee at MacKay Memorial Hospital in Taipei. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Availability of Data and Materials: The data sets used and/or analyzed during the present study are available in the Taiwan Biobank repository (https://www. biobank.org.tw/). Funding Information: The authors thank Taiwan Biobank to provide anonymous data. This study was supported by the Office of Research and Development, MacKay Medical College, Taiwan (MMC-RD-110-1B-P003). Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate: The study was approved by the human subjects committee at MacKay Memorial Hospital in Taipei. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Availability of Data and Materials: The data sets used and/or analyzed during the present study are available in the Taiwan Biobank repository (https://www.biobank.org.tw/). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 Human Kinetics, Inc.",
year = "2023",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1123/japa.2022-0195",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
pages = "465--473",
journal = "Journal of Aging and Physical Activity",
issn = "1063-8652",
publisher = "Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.",
number = "3",
}