Physical activity and gender buffer the association of retirement with functional impairment in Ghana

Razak M. GYASI; Padmore Adusei AMOAH; Seth AGYEMANG; Lawrencia Pokua SIAW; Foster FREMPONG; Ritu RANI; David R. PHILLIPS

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Physical activity and gender buffer the association of retirement with functional impairment in Ghana

Razak M. GYASI^*, Padmore Adusei AMOAH, Seth AGYEMANG, Lawrencia Pokua SIAW, Foster FREMPONG, Ritu RANI, David R. PHILLIPS

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Abstract

Females on average live longer but with higher rates of functional impairment and lower physical and economic activities than men. However, research linking retirement to functional impairment and the modifying role of gender and physical activity (PA) is limited especially in low- and middle-income countries. This paper examines the association between retirement and functional impairment in Ghana and evaluates the effect modification of the association by gender and PA. The sample included 1201 adults aged ≥ 50 years from a population-based study. Functional impairment was assessed with the activities of daily living scale. Ordinary least squares regression models adjusted for confounding variables and estimated gender-wise and PA heterogeneity effect of retirement on functional impairment. Regressions showed that retirement predicted an increase in functional impairment score in the full sample (β = .76, p

Original language	English
Article number	12832
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	12
Issue number	1
Early online date	27 Jul 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17178-z
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022

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This work was supported by Lingnan University, Hong Kong [Grant Number: RPG1129310]. The sponsor played no role in the design, execution, analysis, and interpretation of data and preparation of the manuscript.

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Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Aged
Exercise
Female
Ghana
Humans
Male
Retirement

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