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Health and Fitness Differences Between Urban and Rural Costa Rican Older Adults

Solano Mora, Luis Carlos; Salazar Villanea, Mónica; Araya Ortega, Luis Enrique; Valdivieso Mora, Esmeralda; Johnson, David K.; Chacón Araya, Yamileth; Moncada Jiménez, José (2019-06-01)

Costa Rica has one of the highest life expectancies in America, even higher than the United States. Studies addressing health and fitness in Latin American urban and rural older adults are scarce. PURPOSE: The purpose ...

A Comparison of Nutritional Habits, Physical Function and Psychological Constructs between Urban and Rural Costa Rican Older Adults

Serrano Moreno, Walter; Salazar Villanea, Mónica; Ortega Araya, Luis Enrique; Johnson, David K.; Chacón Araya, Yamileth; Moncada Jiménez, José (2019)

Purpose: To compare nutritional habits, physical function and psychological constructs between Costa Rican older adults from urban and rural zones. Methods: Male and female older adults aged ≥ 65 yr. from urban (n = 185) ...

Development of a VO2Peak prediction equation in elderly

Peralta Brenes, Mariana; Campos Salazar, Cinthya; Briceño Torres, José Miguel; Chacón Araya, Yamileth; Moncada Jiménez, José; Salazar Villanea, Mónica; Johnson, David K.; Campos Salazar, Cinthya (2017)

Introduction. Aging decreases aerobic capacity as determined by direct maximal tests (Hassel et al. 2015). There are indirect methods to assess aerobic capacity such as the 6-min walking test (6MWT). Some equations to ...

Aerobic fitness and neurocognitive performance in older adults from Kansas and Costa Rica

Salazar Villanea, Mónica; Chacón Araya, Yamileth; Watts, Amber; Vidoni, Eric D.; Billinger, Sandra; Johnson, David K.; Moncada Jiménez, José (2020)

Background and Objectives: There is a dearth of comparative studies on the association between aging, cognitive function and cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults from developed and developing countries. The purpose ...