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Nutrición Hospitalaria
versión On-line ISSN 1699-5198versión impresa ISSN 0212-1611
Resumen
VICENTINI DE OLIVEIRA, Daniel et al. Relationship between vigorous physical activity and body composition in older adults. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2021, vol.38, n.1, pp.60-66. Epub 26-Abr-2021. ISSN 1699-5198. https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.03254.
Objective:
the objective of the present study was to analyze the relationship between vigorous physical activity and body composition in older people who attend primary care centers.
Material and methods:
this study is characterized by being a descriptive, cross-sectional epidemiological study in 654 older adults (288 men and 366 women), most of them between 60 and 69 years of age (59 %), attending primary care centers in the city of Maringá, Brazil. The participants were evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), anthropometric measurements, and a sociodemographic questionnaire to characterize the sample.
Results:
older adults who practice physical activities in primary care centers with vigorous intensity are associated with lower abdominal circumference, waist, hip, quadriceps, and calf measurements when compared to older people with low or moderate levels of physical activity.
Conclusions:
the practice of vigorous physical activity is related to low body perimeters (abdominal, hip, waist, calf) in older adults who attend primary care centers.
Palabras clave : Aging; Motor activity; Nutritional condition.