Differential Factors Are Associated with Physical Activity in Older Adults in Brazil with and without Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2019 National Health Survey

Zainovan Serrão Pereira, Amanda Santos da Silva, João Carlos do Nascimento Melo, Jullyane Caldas dos Santos, Priscila Yukari Sewo Sampaio, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva, Raphael Henrique de Oliveira Araújo and Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho Sampaio ()
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Zainovan Serrão Pereira: Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Sao Cristovao 49100-000, Brazil
Amanda Santos da Silva: Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Sao Cristovao 49100-000, Brazil
João Carlos do Nascimento Melo: Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Sao Cristovao 49100-000, Brazil
Jullyane Caldas dos Santos: Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Sao Cristovao 49100-000, Brazil
Priscila Yukari Sewo Sampaio: Department of Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto 49400-000, Brazil
Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva: Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Sao Cristovao 49100-000, Brazil
Raphael Henrique de Oliveira Araújo: Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Londrina State University, Londrina 86057-970, Brazil
Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho Sampaio: Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Sao Cristovao 49100-000, Brazil

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 14, 1-13

Abstract: This study analyzed whether sociodemographic factors, health perception, dietary habits, and screen time are related to physical activity (PA) in older people with and without non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs). This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey; the sample was older adults (≥60 years old; n = 22,726). The outcome of this study was being physically active or inactive during leisure time, and NCD was used as a moderating variable. The correlates investigated were sociodemographic and health-related variables. According to the logistic regression analysis, it was observed that being male had an association only in the group with NCDs (OR = 1.25 (1.05–1.48)), as well as residing in the northeastern region (OR = 1.26 (1.04–1.53)). On the other hand, high levels of education (OR = 4.09 (2.92–5.2); OR = 1.92 (1.48–2.49)) and income (OR = 1.64 (1.09–2.48); OR = 1.86 (1.33–2.60)) were associated with PA in both groups, as well as dietary habits (OR = 1.03 (1.01–1.05); (OR = 1.05 (1.04–1.07)). Advanced age (OR = 0.96 (0.94–0.97); OR = 0.97 (0.96–0.98)) and reporting a regular health perception (OR = 0.53 (0.43–0.66); OR = 0.61 (0.52–0.73)) were factors associated with physical inactivity in both groups. Gender, education, and income were unequally associated with an active lifestyle in both groups, and therefore, barriers to PA may arise.

Keywords: aging; diseases; epidemiology; Health Survey; physical activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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