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Differences among Sociodemographic Variables, Physical Fitness Levels, and Body Composition with Adherence to Regular Physical Activity in Older Adults from the EXERNET Multicenter Study

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Author	Fabio, Jiménez-Zazo Asier, Mañas Jos, é A. Casajús Marcela, González-Gross Romero-Blanco, Cristina Cabanillas, Esther Gusi, Narcís Gesteiro, Eva Villa-Vicente, José-Gerardo Espino-Toron, Luis Ara, Ignacio Aznar, Susana
Copyright Year	2022
Description	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.
Starting Page	3853
e-ISSN	16604601
DOI	10.3390/ijerph19073853
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Issue Number	7
Volume Number	19
Language	English
Publisher	MDPI
Publisher Date	2022-03-24
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Gerontology Transtheoretical Model Stages of Change Physical Fitness Body Composition Sociodemographic Variable Older Adults
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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