Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, USA
Murat Karabulut is at Umraniye Training And Research Hospital in Umraniye, Turkey. His top areas of expertise are Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma, Carney Complex, Breast Enlargement In Males, and Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome. His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles in the past 15 years.
Research
The Association of Coordination with Physical Activity Levels of Older Adults
Author(s): Eric G. James*, Murat Karabulut, Phillip Conatser, Suzanne G. Leveille, Soham Al Snih, Kyriakos S. Markides and Jonathan F. Bean
Aim: To examine the association between coordination ability and self-reported physical activity among communitydwelling
older adults.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 77 adults (81.51 ± 5.46 years) using motion capture and a gait
walkway to assess rhythmic interlimb ankle, shoulder, and gait coordination. Physical activity was assessed using the
Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE). We conducted multivariable linear regression modeling using backward
elimination with age, gender, body mass index, Mini-Mental State Exam score, number of chronic conditions, falls,
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score, and interlimb ankle, shoulder, and gait coordination as predictors,
and PASE score as the outcome.
Results: Gender and SPPB score accounted for 19.4% and the th.. View more»