Journal of Aging Science

Department of Exercise Physiology, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

Biography

Mehdi Kushkestani is working at sport science in Allameh Tatabai university. His research works are related to sports medicine majorly. Also intern in faculty of sport science and physical education from Coimbra. 

Publications

• Research Article   
  Investigation of Life Expectancy in Community-Dwelling Elderly Men in Iran And Its Related Factors
  Author(s): Mehdi Kushkestani, Mohsen Parvani*, Mahsa Moghadassi and Shiva Ebrahimpour Nosrani
  
  Today, increasing life expectancy and years of life without disease is one of the most important issues in health. The aim of this study was to Investigation of Life Expectancy in Community-Dwelling Elderly Men in Iran and its related factors. 424 men aged over 60 years were randomly assigned to different areas of Tehran participated in the study. First, the subjects' body composition and anthropometric indices, including weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and hip circumference, were measured using Omron's digital scale and tape measure. In order to assess the level of life expectancy, physical activity and nutritional status, Snyder’s Questionnaire of Hope, Physical activity scale for elderly (PASE) and Mini nutritional assessment (MNA) were used, respectively. For statistical analysis software SPSS version 21 was used. The results of statistical.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8847.20.08.237

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