Physical activity practice among older adults

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ID16779957
AuthorsSérgio William Viana Peixoto (0000-0001-9431-2280, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Sérgio Viana Peixoto, Juliana Vaz De Melo Mambrini (0000-0002-0420-3062, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo (0000-0002-3264-9627, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Antônio Ignácio De Loyola Filho (0000-0002-7317-3477, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza-Júnior (0000-0002-8142-4790, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza Júnior, Fabiola Bof De Andrade (0000-0002-3467-3989, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Maria Fernanda Furtado Lima-Costa (0000-0002-3474-2980, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Year2019
Volume52
IssueSuppl 2
Pages5s
Publication date2019-01-24
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherUniversidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052000605
PMID30379280
OpenAlexW2892711436
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited13

To describe the prevalence of the practice of physical activity (PA) among older Brazilian adults and associated factors. In addition, potential effect modifiers of the association between PA and age were investigated. METHODS: We have analyzed data from 8,736 participants (92.8%) aged 50 and older from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). Physical activity was measured using the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The outcome variable was defined as at least 150 minutes of weekly activities in all domains. The exploratory variables were age, sex, education, ethnicity, marital status, number of chronic diseases and medical appointments, and knowledge about or participation in public programs that encourage physical activity. Logistic regression and estimates of predicted probabilities were performed. RESULTS: The prevalence of recommended levels of physical activity was 67.0% (95%CI 64.3–69.5). Physical activity was associated with age [odds ratio (OR) = 0.97; 95%CI 0.96–0.98], higher educational level (OR = 1.27; 95%CI 1.11–1.45 for 4–7 years and OR = 1.52; 95%CI 1.28–1.81 for eight years or more), participants who were married/ in a long term relationship (OR = 1.22; 95%CI 1.08–1.38), and those who reported knowledge about (OR = 1.34; 95%CI 1.16–1.54) or participation in (OR = 1.78; 95%CI 1.34–2.36) a program aimed at the practice of physical activity. Women and those with lower educational level (p value for interaction

Environmental health · Ethnic group · Logistic regression · Marital status · Odds · Odds ratio · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Gerontology

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