Physical Activity and Mobility Impairment Across the Frailty Spectrum Among the Oldest Old: Insights From the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil)

Ziyue Wang, Jemimah O. Bakare, Ricardo A. de Oliveira, André P. dos Santos, Jéssica F. C, Lucimere Bohn, Qing Han, Emerson Sebastião, College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Graduate Program in Healthcare, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Department of Child, Family and Population Health Nursing, University of Washington, College of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure and Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Center for Research in Sport, Physical Education, and Health, Lusófona University - University Center of Porto

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on August 11, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Volume 45, Issue 7, Page 1266-1276, July 2026.
This study analyzed data from the second wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) to examine the prevalence of frailty and its association with physical activity (PA) and mobility impairments in a nationally representative sample of ...