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Physical activity and sedentary behavior as multimorbidity discriminators among elderly Brazilians: a cross-sectional study
Christofoletti, Marina; Sandreschi, Paula Fabrício; Quadros, Emanuele Naiara; dOrsi, Eleonora; Rech, Cassiano Ricardo; Manta, Sofia Wolker; Benedetti, Tânia Rosane Bertoldo.
  • Christofoletti, Marina; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Department of Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
  • Sandreschi, Paula Fabrício; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Department of Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
  • Quadros, Emanuele Naiara; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Department of Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
  • dOrsi, Eleonora; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Department of Public Health. Florianópolis. BR
  • Rech, Cassiano Ricardo; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Department of Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
  • Manta, Sofia Wolker; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Department of Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
  • Benedetti, Tânia Rosane Bertoldo; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Department of Physical Education. Florianópolis. BR
São Paulo med. j ; 139(4): 372-379, Jul.-Aug. 2021. tab, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: biblio-1290249
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Associations between behaviors and individual chronic diseases have been demonstrated. However, the relationship between time spent on sedentary behavior and multimorbidity remains less clear.

OBJECTIVE:

To identify the predictive power of various intensities of physical activity versus sedentary behavior, as discriminatory factors for cardiometabolic multimorbidity (cardiovascular diseases and diabetes) in the elderly. DESIGN AND

SETTING:

Cross-sectional study in different residential census tracts and residential households in Florianópolis (SC).

METHODS:

The participants were 425 elderly people (65% women) from the EpiFloripa Aging study in 2014. Sociodemographic variables and self-reported incidence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes were obtained via a questionnaire. Light physical activity (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) were measured using accelerometers. The analyses were stratified according to sex and included a diagnosis for interpretation. Behaviors were taken into consideration if their predictive power in terms of area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was greater than 0.50. The time cutoff point was defined from sensitivity and specificity.

RESULTS:

For older adult men with diabetes, the predictive value of MVPA for absence of multi-morbidity was an area of 0.75 (95% confidence interval, CI 0.538-0.962), and a cutoff of 17 minutes per day. Older adult women with diabetes had an area of 0.71 (95% CI 0.524-0.866) and a cutoff of 10 minutes per day. LPA and SB did not present predictive values.

CONCLUSION:

The time spent on MVPA is a predictor of absence of multimorbidity in elderly people with diabetes, for both sexes.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Conducta Sedentaria / Multimorbilidad Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Estudio pronóstico / Factores de riesgo Límite: Anciano / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: São Paulo med. j Asunto de la revista: Cirurgia Geral / Ciˆncia / Ginecologia / Medicina / Medicina Interna / Obstetr¡cia / Pediatria / Sa£de Mental / Sa£de P£blica Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)/BR

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Conducta Sedentaria / Multimorbilidad Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Estudio pronóstico / Factores de riesgo Límite: Anciano / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: São Paulo med. j Asunto de la revista: Cirurgia Geral / Ciˆncia / Ginecologia / Medicina / Medicina Interna / Obstetr¡cia / Pediatria / Sa£de Mental / Sa£de P£blica Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)/BR