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Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research article

Socio-demographic, clinical and health behavior correlates of sitting time in older adults

Authors: Joilson Meneguci, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Álvaro da Silva Santos, Lucia Marina Scatena, Renata Damião

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

Identifying correlates of sedentary behavior in older adults is of major importance to healthcare. To our knowledge, there are no population studies in Latin America examining which factors are associated to high sitting time in older adults. Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify socio-demographic, clinical, and health behavior correlates of sitting time in a representative sample of older adults living in Southeastern Brazil.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in twenty-four municipalities of the Triangulo Mineiro region in the State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. A structured questionnaire was applied to obtain information on socio-demographic, clinical, and health behavior factors. Overall sitting time was assessed using a self-report instrument. A Multiple Correspondence Analysis was used to verify the association of sitting time with socio-demographic, clinical, and health behavior factors.

Results

3,296 older adults (61.5% women and 38.5% men) were included in the analysis. The overall median was 240.0 minutes of sitting time/day. The Multiple Correspondence Analysis showed that the group with the highest sitting time presented the following characteristics: women, age greater than 70 years, unschooled status, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, use of medication, poor self-rated health, dependence in basic activities of daily living, and absence of regular physical activity.

Conclusion

This study reveals that socio-demographic, clinical, and health behavior factors are associated with high sitting time in older adults from Southeastern Brazil. The results may help to identify older adults that should be targeted in interventions aiming at reducing sitting time.
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Metadata
Title
Socio-demographic, clinical and health behavior correlates of sitting time in older adults
Authors
Joilson Meneguci
Jeffer Eidi Sasaki
Álvaro da Silva Santos
Lucia Marina Scatena
Renata Damião
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1426-x

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