Factors Associated with Poor Health-Related Quality of Life in Physically Active Older People

Pablo Valdés-Badilla, Miguel Alarcón-Rivera, Jordan Hernandez-Martinez, Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco, Cristian Núñez-Espinosa and Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz ()
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Pablo Valdés-Badilla: Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile
Miguel Alarcón-Rivera: Centro de Formación Técnica Santo Tomás, Talca 3460000, Chile
Jordan Hernandez-Martinez: Programa de Investigación en Deporte, Sociedad y Buen Vivir, Universidad de los Lagos, Osorno 5290000, Chile
Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela: Department of Physical Activity, Sports and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago 8370003, Chile
Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco: Graduate Program in Health Promotion, Cesumar University (UniCesumar), Maringá 87050-900, Brazil
Cristian Núñez-Espinosa: School of Medicine, University of Magallanes, Punta Arenas 6200000, Chile
Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz: School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health, Universidad Santo Tomás, Talca 3460000, Chile

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-9

Abstract: This study aimed to associate morphological variables and physical fitness with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in physically active older people. A cross-sectional study was carried out that evaluated 470 older people (89.57% female) with a mean age of 70.13 ± 6.57 years, residing in two regions of Chile. Morphological variables (body weight, bipedal height, waist circumference, body mass index, and waist to height ratio), physical fitness through the Senior Fitness Test protocol, and HRQoL using the SF-36 questionnaire were obtained. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors between morphological variables and physical fitness associated with HRQoL. The main results indicated that overweight (OR = 1.52; p = 0.034), a waist circumference with risk (OR = 1.56; p = 0.021), poor performance in the back scratch tests (OR = 1.02; p = 0.008) and timed up-and-go (OR = 1.19; p = 0.040) increased the probability of having a low general HRQoL. Also, the low performance of chair stand and arm curl tests was associated with poor physical and social dimensions of HRQoL ( p < 0.05). In conclusion, a low HRQoL in physically active older people is associated with both morphological and physical fitness factors.

Keywords: exercise; physical fitness; older adults; aging (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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