Associação dos níveis de atividade física com indicadores socioeconomicos, de obesidade e de aptidão física em adultos

• Autor(a) principal: Michelin, Edilaine [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Corrente, José Eduardo [UNESP], Burini, Roberto Carlos [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.12820/RBAFS.V.15N1P35-41; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/141376
• topic: Physical fitness; Lifestyle; Health; Questionnaire; Aptidão física; Estilo de vida; Saúde; Questionário

With the purpose to investigate the association of demographics, socioeconomics, obesity and physical fi tness indicators on physical activity levels (PALs), retrospective data concerning 708 individuals (53.9±10.9 years) clinically tried for the lifestyle change program in clubs (LSCP) and Family Health Strategy (FHS), both ethically qualified in spontaneous demand, were assessed. PALs were assessed by long IPAQ forms (version 8), trunk flexibility by the sit-andreach test and handgrip strength (HGS) by dynamometry. The body mass index (BMI) and abdominal circumference (AC) were classified according to the World Health Organization. The groups were compared by Student’s t test, chi-square and logistic regression model fitting with p<0.05. FHS showed lower education levels (90.3% had completed primary school) and family income (59.2% <2 minimum salaries), worse perceptions of health conditions (66.3%), flexibility (76.6%), and handgrip strength (47.6%). However, 36.2% of FHS showed high PAL, with moderate activities at work and during leisure, such transportation, household chores, and leisurely walks differed level cited. Association of PALs with age, health conditions and handgrip strength was observed only in FHS. Individuals with optimal and good handgrip strength, males and with better perception of health conditions tended to present high, moderate and low PALs, respectively. Although the percentages for overweight and abdominal adiposity were high, moderate and high PALs predominated in both groups. Results suggest that everyday physical activities are insufficient for maintaining healthy body composition and physical fitness.