Purpose
To investigate age and gender patterns in associations between lifestyle factors and physical performance in community-dwelling older Korean adults.
Design and methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted in a population-based sample of an urban area. Randomly sampled older Korean adults (n = 664; mean age, 74.6 years) participated. Data on current physical activity level and doing exercise, social participation and hobbies, smoking status, drinking status, sleep quality, and physical performance were obtained. Binary logistic regression analyses were used to identify the age and gender patterns in associations between various lifestyle factors and physical performance.
Results
In younger (age