Association of sedentariness and health promoting lifestyles in older adults Actividad física y perfil de estilos de vida promotores de la salud en adultos mayores chilenos
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Durán Agüero, Samuel
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Association of sedentariness and health promoting lifestyles in older adults Actividad física y perfil de estilos de vida promotores de la salud en adultos mayores chilenos
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© 2017, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: Part of having healthy lifestyles should be a regular practice of physical activities. Aim: To evaluate the association between the practice of physical activity and healthy lifestyles in older people. Material and Methods: The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile survey was applied to 1688 older people living in the community, aged 72 ± 7 years (61% women). This survey includes questions about regular physical activity. Results: Twenty four percent of surveyed participants declared to practice physical activities at least three times per week, without gender differences. Sedentariness increased along with age. There was a negative association between low physical activity and healthy lifestyles (odds ratio (OR): 3.2 confidence intervals (CI): 2.3-4.5). There was also an association between sedentariness and low self-realization (OR 2.4 CI: 1.8-3.3), low responsibility with health (OR 1.6 CI: 1.2-2.1), low concern about
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URI: https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/167501
DOI: 10.4067/s0034-98872017001201535
ISSN: 07176163
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Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 145, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 1535-1540
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