Komura T, Muraki S, Irizawa M, Yamasaki M
Department of Health Science, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan.
J Hum Ergol (Tokyo). 1997 Jun;26(1):83-8.
To clarify the characteristics of physical health conditions in middle-aged and elderly joggers who run regularly, they were compared with middle-aged and elderly people who did not exercise routinely. The physical health conditions were investigated by a questionnaire survey sent by mail. The subjects were 316 joggers (230 men and 86 women) and 272 non-joggers (173 men and 99 women). The number of joggers having any illness was lower than that of non-joggers in both men and women. In contrast, there was no significant difference in type of illness between joggers and non-joggers. Concerning symptoms, the number of joggers who complained of lumbar pain and shoulder stiffness was low, but the number of joggers with symptoms including knee joint pain and muscle pain as well as injury was high compared to non-joggers. While the results of this study reconfirm that continuous jogging in middle-aged and elderly people may effectively improve their physical condition, based on the finding that the morbidity was low, it appears that many joggers have knee joint pain, a typical disorder due to running.
为了阐明经常跑步的中老年慢跑者的身体健康状况特征，将他们与不经常锻炼的中老年人进行了比较。通过邮寄问卷调查的方式对身体健康状况进行了调查。研究对象为316名慢跑者（230名男性和86名女性）和272名非慢跑者（173名男性和99名女性）。无论男性还是女性，患有任何疾病的慢跑者数量均低于非慢跑者。相比之下，慢跑者和非慢跑者之间的疾病类型没有显著差异。关于症状，抱怨腰痛和肩部僵硬的慢跑者数量较少，但与非慢跑者相比，出现膝关节疼痛、肌肉疼痛以及受伤等症状的慢跑者数量较多。虽然这项研究的结果再次证实，中老年人持续慢跑可能有效地改善他们的身体状况，但基于发病率较低这一发现，似乎许多慢跑者都有膝关节疼痛，这是跑步导致的一种典型疾病。
