| Autor: |
Jiménez-Zazo F; PAFS Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain.; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain., Romero-Blanco C; PAFS Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain.; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain., Cabanillas E; PAFS Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain.; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain., Mañas A; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; GENUD Toledo Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain., Casajús JA; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; GENUD Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain., Gusi N; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; International Institute for Aging, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.; Physical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.; CIBER of Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), 28029 Madrid, Spain., Gesteiro E; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; ImFINE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain., González-Gross M; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain.; ImFINE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain., Villa-Vicente JG; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; Grupo de Investigación VALFIS, Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIOMED), Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain., Espino-Toron L; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; Unit of Sport Medicine, Cabildo of Gran Canarias, 35019 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain., Ara I; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; GENUD Toledo Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain.; CIBER of Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), 28029 Madrid, Spain., Aznar S; PAFS Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain.; Exercise and Health in Special Population Spanish Research Net (EXERNET), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; CIBER of Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), 28029 Madrid, Spain. |
| Abstrakt: |
The aim of this study was to explore the differences among between adherence to physical activity (PA) and sociodemographic variables, body composition, and physical fitness levels in older adults (>65 years). A number of 2712 participants (2086 female; 76.92%) ranging from 65 to 92 years, participated in the study. Stages of change (SoC) for PA from the transtheoretical model of change (TTM), together with different sociodemographic variables, physical fitness tests (Senior Fitness Test), and waist and hip circumferences were evaluated. Significant differences were found in age, gender, educational level, current income, physical fitness test, and body composition (all of them, p < 0.05), according to the different SoC. Greater adherence to PA practice (action and maintenance stages) was related to better academic level, higher economic income, the male gender, better results in the physical fitness test, and healthier anthropometrics perimeters. Future research is needed to identify the relationship between these variables longitudinally. |
