2007
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007000600008
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Fatores associados ao sedentarismo no lazer em idosos, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract: IntroduçãoDiversas pesquisas apontam que o sedentarismo, combinado a outros fatores de risco, contribui para a ocorrência de um conjunto de doenças crônicas, como: diabetes, osteoporose, câncer de cólon, de pulmão e de próstata e, sobretudo, doenças cardiovasculares 1,2,3 .Inúmeros benefícios físicos e psicossociais que resultam da prática regular de atividade fí-sica são relatados na literatura 2,4,5 . Entre eles, estão: o aumento da força muscular, a melhora do condicionamento cardiorrespiratório, a redução … Show more

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“…In ten studies, the sample was school-based 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 and four included workers 26,27,28,29 . The sample size ranged from 160 individuals 30 to 54,369 8 , while the majority of the studies (38) included more than a thousand subjects, and only two included fewer than five hundred 30,31 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In ten studies, the sample was school-based 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 and four included workers 26,27,28,29 . The sample size ranged from 160 individuals 30 to 54,369 8 , while the majority of the studies (38) included more than a thousand subjects, and only two included fewer than five hundred 30,31 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As for age bracket, some two-thirds of the studies (32) included adults (18-59 years) and more than half (28) included elderly (≥ 60 years), while in two articles the study sample included only elderly individuals 31,32 . In all, 20 studies included adolescents (10-17 years), of which tem included only this age bracket.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Não foram observadas diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre a frequência percentual de homens e mulheres ativos ou sedentários por nenhum dos dois critérios, embora segundo dados de pesquisas populacionais brasileiras e estrangeiras, as mulheres idosas tendam a ser mais sedentárias em atividades físicas no lazer do que os homens 12,40,46,47 . Os dados do presente estudo confirmam maior frequência de sedentarismo entre os muito idosos (80 anos e mais) 12,28,48 ; ainda assim, boa parte deles mostraramse ativos.…”
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“…Thus, a large part of the elderly population is physically inactive, mainly in leisure time. 1,13,25 This population group has more available time due to retirement; therefore, the evaluation of the activities in this domain is an important indicator of their level of physical activity. 25 This theme has been approached mainly in investigations of the association between levels of physical activity and sociodemographic 13,25 and health 22 factors, leaving a gap in the understanding of the variables related to the Original Articles environmental factors that best explain this behavior in the elderly population.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%