Physical activity, sitting time and anthropometric and general health characteristics among Older Persons in Puerto Rico

 

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Autores: Hernández Soto, Osvaldo J., Ramírez-Marrero, Farah A.
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2016
Descripción:Objective: Evaluate physical activity (PA), sitting time (ST) and their relationship withanthropometric and general health characteristics among older persons in Puerto Rico.Methods: 291 participants completed a PA, sociodemographic and general healthquestionnaires. Height, weight, and weight circumference were measured. A t-test andChi-squares were used to determine differences by sex, and a Spearman correlation toevaluate associations between variables. Results: Age fluctuated mostly between 60-70(31%) and 71-80 (39%) years, health perception was mostly regular (39%) o good(31%), few smoked (5%), and were overweight (average BMI=29 kg/m2). PA washigher in men (270±406 vs. 171±370 min/week, P=0.03), and ST was higher in women(5.6±2.9 vs 4.6±2.9 hr/week). Both correlated with health perception (rs=0.18 y -0.19,P<0.05). Conclusion: The importance of reducing ST and increasing AF in thispopulation is emphasized.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/26874
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/gerontologia/article/view/26874
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Palabra clave:Physical Activity
Sedentary Time
Older persons
Actividad física
Sedentarismo
Persona Adulta Mayor