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Association between chronic diseases, multimorbidity and insufficient physical activity among older adults in southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
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- Outcomes of a Self-Management Program for People with Non-Communicable Diseases in the Context of COVID-19.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physical activity among older adults with multimorbidity: Evidence from a population-based health survey.PloS one · 2024Article
- Association between non-communicable diseases and physical activity level in older adults visiting primary health care centers in Jizan, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2023Article
- Multimorbidity is associated with TV-viewing, but not with other types of screen-based behaviors in Brazilian adults.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Associations between number and type of conditions and physical activity levels in adults with multimorbidity - a cross-sectional study from the Danish Lolland-Falster health study.Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidityArticle
- [Comprehensive clinical diagnosis of older adults attended in PeruDiagnóstico clínico integral de idosos atendidos no Peru].Revista CuidarteArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBeing active has been shown to have beneficial effects for the health of individuals with chronic diseases. However, data on the association between multimorbidity and physical activity are limited.
objectiveTo investigate the association between chronic diseases, multimorbidity and insufficient physical activity among older adults in southern Brazil, according to sex. DESIGN AND
settingCross-sectional population-based and household-based study derived from the second wave (2013-2014) of the EpiFloripa Aging Cohort Study.
methodsInsufficiency of physical activity (outcome) was ascertained using the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (≤ 150 minutes/week). Eleven self-reported chronic diseases were identified. Multimorbidity was defined from the number of chronic diseases (none; 2 or 3; or 4 or more). The adjustment variables were age, schooling, marital status, income, smoking, alcohol consumption and cognition. Additionally, each chronic disease was adjusted for the others. Associations were tested using logistic regression (crude and adjusted).
resultsAmong the 1197 participants (≥ 63 years), women (54.0%) were more likely than men (39.6%) to be insufficiently active. In the adjusted analysis, women and men with depressive symptoms, and men with diabetes, were more likely to be insufficiently active than those without symptoms. Multimorbid women were more likely to be insufficiently active, and the magnitude of the effect was strongest for 4 or more diseases.
conclusionThis study indicates that the associations were sex-specific. Depressive symptoms and multimorbidity were associated with insufficient physical activity among women, while diabetes was associated with insufficient physical activity among men.
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