Undergraduate Physiotherapy Student, Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP), Macapá (AP) Brazil.
PT. Physiotherapist and Postgraduate Student on Health Science Course, Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP), Macapá (AP) Brazil.
Sao Paulo Med J. 2021 Mar 12;139(3):226-233. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0546.R1.14122020. eCollection 2021.
Existence of an association between sedentary behavior and frailty among older adults has been suggested. However, there is a lack of studies conducted in Brazil, especially in areas of the Amazon region.
To analyze the association between frailty syndrome and sedentary behavior among community-dwelling older adults.
Cross-sectional study carried out in Macapá, state of Amapá, Brazil.
Frailty status was assessed using Fried's frailty phenotype, and sedentary behavior was evaluated using two questions concerning time spent in a seated position, from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). A multinomial logistic regression model was used to verify the association between frailty syndrome and sedentary behavior.
The final study sample was made up of 411 older adults with a mean age of 70.14 ± 7.25 years and an average daily duration of sedentary behavior of 2.86 ± 2.53 hours. The prevalence of non-frailty was 28.7%, prevalence of pre-frailty was 58.4% and prevalence of frailty was 12.9%. The adjusted analysis showed that there were independent associations between sedentary behavior and pre-frailty (odds ratio, OR = 1.18; 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.03-1.34) and between sedentary behavior and frailty (OR = 1.20; 95% CI: 1.02-1.40).
Frailty and pre-frailty status were associated with sedentary behavior among community-dwelling older adults.
久坐行为与老年人虚弱之间存在关联已经被提出。然而,在巴西进行的研究很少,特别是在亚马逊地区。
分析社区居住的老年人虚弱综合征与久坐行为之间的关系。
在巴西阿马帕州马卡帕进行的横断面研究。
使用 Fried 的虚弱表型评估虚弱状况,使用国际体力活动问卷(IPAQ)中的两个问题评估久坐行为,即坐着的时间。使用多变量逻辑回归模型来验证虚弱综合征与久坐行为之间的关联。
最终的研究样本由 411 名年龄平均为 70.14 ± 7.25 岁且平均每天久坐时间为 2.86 ± 2.53 小时的老年人组成。非虚弱的患病率为 28.7%,虚弱前期的患病率为 58.4%,虚弱的患病率为 12.9%。调整分析显示,久坐行为与虚弱前期(比值比,OR = 1.18;95%置信区间,CI:1.03-1.34)和虚弱(OR = 1.20;95%CI:1.02-1.40)之间存在独立关联。
社区居住的老年人虚弱和虚弱前期状态与久坐行为有关。