1. Relación entre la actividad física vigorosa y la composición corporal en adultos mayores.
- Author
-
de Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini, Magnani Branco, Braulio Henrique, Costa de Jesus, Mariana, Sepúlveda-Loyola, Walter, Gonzáles-Caro, Héctor, Morais Freire, Gabriel Lucas, Quevedo dos Santos, Natália, Andrade do Nascimento Júnior, José Roberto, Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini de, Branco, Braulio Henrique Magnani, Jesus, Mariana Costa de, Freire, Gabriel Lucas Morais, Santos, Natália Quevedo Dos, and Nascimento Júnior, José Roberto Andrade do
- Subjects
- *
BODY composition , *CROSS-sectional method , *LEG , *PRIMARY health care , *EXERCISE , *WAIST circumference , *QUADRICEPS muscle , *QUESTIONNAIRES - Abstract
Introduction: Objective: the objective of the present study was to analyze the relationship between vigorous physical activity and body composition in older people who attend primary care centers. Material and methods: this study is characterized by being a descriptive, cross-sectional epidemiological study in 654 older adults (288 men and 366 women), most of them between 60 and 69 years of age (59 %), attending primary care centers in the city of Maringá, Brazil. The participants were evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), anthropometric measurements, and a sociodemographic questionnaire to characterize the sample. Results: older adults who practice physical activities in primary care centers with vigorous intensity are associated with lower abdominal circumference, waist, hip, quadriceps, and calf measurements when compared to older people with low or moderate levels of physical activity. Conclusions: the practice of vigorous physical activity is related to low body perimeters (abdominal, hip, waist, calf) in older adults who attend primary care centers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
- Full Text
- View/download PDF