Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile.
School of Education, Universidad Viña del Mar, Viña del Mar 2520000, Chile.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 24;19(21):13799. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192113799.
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; = 0.034), a waist circumference with risk (OR = 1.56; = 0.021), poor performance in the back scratch tests (OR = 1.02; = 0.008) and timed up-and-go (OR = 1.19; = 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 ( < 0.05). In conclusion, a low HRQoL in physically active older people is associated with both morphological and physical fitness factors.
本研究旨在探讨形态变量和身体健康与身体活跃的老年人健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）之间的关系。进行了一项横断面研究，评估了来自智利两个地区的 470 名老年人（89.57%为女性），平均年龄为 70.13±6.57 岁。获得了形态变量（体重、双足身高、腰围、身体质量指数和腰高比）、通过 Senior Fitness Test 协议评估的身体健康状况以及使用 SF-36 问卷评估的 HRQoL。使用逻辑回归分析确定与 HRQoL 相关的形态变量和身体健康之间的危险因素。主要结果表明，超重（OR=1.52； = 0.034）、有风险的腰围（OR=1.56； = 0.021）、背部抓挠测试表现不佳（OR=1.02； = 0.008）和计时起立行走测试（OR=1.19； = 0.040）增加了低总体 HRQoL 的可能性。此外，椅子站立和手臂卷曲测试表现不佳与身体和社会维度的 HRQoL 较差相关（<0.05）。总之，身体活跃的老年人的低 HRQoL 与形态和身体健康因素都有关。
