Factors associated with poor health-related quality of life in physically active older people
Autor
Valdés-Badilla, Pablo
Alarcón-Rivera, Miguel
Hernandez-Martinez, Jordan
Herrera Valenzuela, Tomás
Magnani Branco, Braulio
Núñez-Espinosa, Cristian
Guzmán-Muñoz, Eduardo
Fecha
2022Resumen
This study aimed to associate morphological variables and physical fitness with healthrelated 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; p = 0.034), a waist circumference with risk
(OR = 1.56; p = 0.021), poor performance in the back scratch tests (OR = 1.02; p = 0.008) and timed
up-and-go (OR = 1.19; p = 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 (p < 0.05). In conclusion, a low HRQoL in physically active older people is
associated with both morphological and physical fitness factors.
Fuente
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 13799Link de Acceso
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