Physical activity, sitting time and anthropometric and general health characteristics among Older Persons in Puerto Rico
Guardado en:
| Autores: | , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | artículo original |
| 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 |
| Palabra clave: | Physical Activity Sedentary Time Older persons Actividad física Sedentarismo Persona Adulta Mayor |