Prevalência de adultos e idosos insuficientemente ativos moradores em áreas de unidades básicas de saúde com e sem Programa Saúde da Família em Pernambuco, Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, João Guilherme Bezerra
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Siqueira, Fernando Vinholes, Figueiroa, José Natal, Facchini, Luiz Augusto, Silveira, Denise Silva da, Piccini, Roberto Xavier, Tomasi, Elaine, Thumé, Elaine, Hallal, Pedro C.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/4404
• topic: Atividade Motora; Centros de Saúde; Adulto; Idoso

The epidemiological transition in Brazil has been explained partially by the low levels of physical activity. However, few studies have explored physical inactivity in low-income population groups. Within this context, primary healthcare units gain strategic importance. This article describes the prevalence of sedentary lifestyle and associated factors in a cross-sectional study, including 1,018 adults and 1,010 elderly adults in 10 cities in Pernambuco State. Prevalence of sedentary lifestyle was 37.8% (95%CI: 34.0-40.2) in adults and 68.3% (95%CI: 65.3-71.3) in the elderly. Identification of physical activity as the most important factor for good health was associated with sedentary lifestyle in elderly adults. A lower proportion of sedentary lifestyle among non-elderly adults was associated with good self-reported health status. We concluded that sedentary lifestyle prevalence is high in elderly and non-elderly people covered by primary healthcare units in Pernambuco State as compared to the South of Brazil.