Association of physical activity and sedentary behavior with metabolic syndrome and its components among older adults: a cross-sectional study

GALVÃO, LUCAS L.; ROCHA-SILVA, RIZIA; LIMA, LEONARDO C.D.; SANTOS, DOUGLAS A.T.; SASAKI, JEFFER E.; VIRTUOSO JÚNIOR, JAIR S.; TRIBESS, SHEILLA

doi:10.1590/0001-3765202620250322

person LUCAS L. GALVÃO

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schoolUniversidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Departamento de Educação, Colegiado de Educação Física, Av. Kaikan, s/n, São Lourenço, 45992-255 Teixeira de Freitas, BA, Brazil

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person RIZIA ROCHA-SILVA

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schoolUniversidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Centro de Ensino e Pesquisa Aplicada à Educação, Campus Samambaia, Av. Esperança, 1533, 74690-900 Goiânia, GO, Brazil

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person LEONARDO C.D. LIMA

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schoolInstituto Federal do Piauí (IFPI), Campus Corrente, Rua Projetada 06, 380, Nova Corrente, 64980-000 Corrente, PI, Brazil

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person DOUGLAS A.T. SANTOS

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person JEFFER E. SASAKI

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schoolUniversity of Wisconsin, Department of Kinesiology, Madison, Wisconsin, Medical Sciences Center, 285, 1300 University Ave, U.S.A.

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person JAIR S. VIRTUOSO JÚNIOR

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schoolUniversidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Centro de Pesquisas Professor Aluízio Rosa Prata, Departamento de Ciências do Esporte, Rua Vigário Carlos, 100, 4º andar, Sala 434, Abadia, 38025-350 Uberaba, MG, Brazil

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person SHEILLA TRIBESS

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schoolUniversidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Centro de Pesquisas Professor Aluízio Rosa Prata, Departamento de Ciências do Esporte, Rua Vigário Carlos, 100, 4º andar, Sala 434, Abadia, 38025-350 Uberaba, MG, Brazil

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Correspondence to: Sheilla Tribess
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João Duarte

Variables	Overall (n=473)		Women (n=296)		Men (n=177)		p
Variables	%	n	%	n	%	n	p
Age group							0.245
60-69 years	55.2	261	58.1	172	50.3	89
70-79 years	29.6	140	27.4	81	33.3	59
≥80 years	15.2	72	14.5	43	16.4	29
Marital Status							<0.001
Single	8.9	42	8.8	26	9.0	16
Married/living with partner	46.0	217	33.2	98	67.2	119
Widowed	27.5	130	38.0	112	10.2	18
Separated/divorced	17.6	83	20.0	59	13.6	24
Family arrangement							<0.001
Living alone	16.1	76	15.3	45	17.4	31
Just the spouse	18.6	88	12.2	36	29.4	52
More children	21.0	99	23.4	69	16.9	30
More grandchildren	34.7	164	39.7	117	26.6	47
Other	9.5	45	9.5	28	9.6	17
Years of education							0.063
Illiterate or 1 year	38.2	180	42.7	126	30.7	54
2-4 years	30.1	142	27.5	81	34.7	61
5-9 years	16.6	78	16.3	48	17.0	30
≥10 years	15.1	71	13.6	40	17.6	31
Current occupation							<0.001
Retired and working	16.3	77	11.2	33	24.9	44
Only retired	65.8	311	67.9	201	62.1	110
Housewife	4.4	21	6.1	18	1.7	03
Working	6.8	32	4.4	13	10.7	19
Pensioner	6.8	32	10.5	31	0.6	01

Variables	Geral (n=473)		Women (n=296)		Men (n=177)		p
Variables	%	n	%	n	%	n	p
Health Perception							0.266
Positive	36.4	172	34.5	102	39.5	70.0
Negative	63.6	301	65.5	194	60.5	107
Tobacco use							0.003
No	88.2	417	91.6	271	82.5	146
Yes	11.8	56	8.4	25	17.5	31
Alcohol consumption							<0.001
No	81.4	385	89.2	264	68.4	121
Yes	18.6	88	10.8	32	31.6	56
Body Mass Index (kg/m²)							0.003
Underweight	2.4	11	2.1	06	2.9	05
Eutrophic	33.3	155	27.7	81	42.8	74
Overweight	64.3	299	70.2	205	54.3	94
Physical Activity							0.591
Sufficiently active	52.6	249	51.7	153	54.2	96
Insufficiently active	47.4	224	48.3	143	45.8	81
Sedentary Behavior							0.610
<P50 (<423min/day)	49.9	236	49.0	145	51.4	91
≥P50 (≥423min/day)	50.1	237	51.0	151	48.6	86

	Diabetes	Central Obesity	Low HDL-c	Hypertension
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Physical Activity
≥150 min/week	1	1	1	1
<150 min/week	0.97 (0.58-1.61)	1.72(0.91-3.23)	0.69(0.44-1.09)	1.40 (0.91-2.15)
Sedentary Behavior
<P50	1	1	1	1
≥P50	1.18 (0.72-1.93)	2.85 (1.52-5.25)*	1.32 (0.86-2.02)	1.86(1.23-2.85)*
PA and SB
≥150 min/week of PA and SB <P50	1	1	1	1
<150 min/week of PA and SB <P50	0.74 (0.34-1.55)	2.00 (0.85-4.75)	0.93 (0.49-1.76)	1.68 (0.94-3.0)
≥150 min/week of PA and SB ≥P50	0.94 (0.47-1.88)	3.44 (1.51-7.87)*	1.84 (1.03-3.28)*	2.30 (1.30-4.05)*
<150 min/week of PA and SB ≥P50	1.13 (0.58-2.19)	4.00 (1.71-9.75)*	0.90 (0.49-1.65)	2.27 (1.28-4.02)*

	Physical activity and Sedentary Behavior
Metabolic syndrome components	≥ 150 min/week of PA and SB ≥ P50	< 150 min/week of PA and SB <P50	< 150 min/week of PA and SB ≥ P50
Metabolic syndrome components	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
0 component	1	1	1
1 component	2.07 (0.83-5.16)	1.95 (0.78-4.86)	1.70 (0.72-4.04)
2 components	3.90 (1.46-10.42)*	2.53 (0.95-6.75)	2.80 (1.13-7.03)*
3 components	3.70 (1.20-11.41)*	1.31 (0.40-4.30)	2.84 (0.98-8.23)
4 components	7.34 (1.98-27.29)*	2.99 (0.74-12.14)	4.18 (1.12-15.62)*

[tfnI] Data are presented as percentage (%) and absolute frequency (n). P-values were obtained using Pearson’s chi-square test.