Functional capacity and level of physical activity in centenarians of Florianópolis, Brazil
Aim: To compare the level of physical activity and functional capacity of centenarians from Florianópolis, Brazil. Methods: To measure the level of physical activity and functional capacity, pedometer and the Katz scale, respectively, were used. Study participants were 23 centenarians (101.7 ± 2.0 y...
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author | Inês Amanda Streit Artur Rodrigues Fortunato Eduardo Hauser Giovana Zarpellon Mazo |
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description | Aim: To compare the level of physical activity and functional capacity of centenarians from Florianópolis, Brazil. Methods: To measure the level of physical activity and functional capacity, pedometer and the Katz scale, respectively, were used. Study participants were 23 centenarians (101.7 ± 2.0 years). Results: An average of 641.23 (SD = 655.83) steps/day among subjects was observed. Although independent centenarians (n = 15) presented higher average number of steps/day (813.53, SD = 715.97) compared to dependent ones (n = 8) (318.15, SD = 378, 98), no statistically significant difference was observed (U = 33.000, p = 0.087). Conclusions: the level of physical activity of dependent and independent centenarians did not differ statistically. Nevertheless, descriptive analysis shows that the number of steps was higher in independent centenarians, suggesting that they may have a more active lifestyle. |
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spelling | doaj-art-c99a8aa4718c4ab985bbe70e590b3b842024-12-14T14:30:57ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáRevista da Educação Física0103-39481983-30832016-12-0128114978Functional capacity and level of physical activity in centenarians of Florianópolis, BrazilInês Amanda Streit0Artur Rodrigues Fortunato1Eduardo Hauser2Giovana Zarpellon Mazo3Universidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaUniversidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaUniversidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaUniversidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaAim: To compare the level of physical activity and functional capacity of centenarians from Florianópolis, Brazil. Methods: To measure the level of physical activity and functional capacity, pedometer and the Katz scale, respectively, were used. Study participants were 23 centenarians (101.7 ± 2.0 years). Results: An average of 641.23 (SD = 655.83) steps/day among subjects was observed. Although independent centenarians (n = 15) presented higher average number of steps/day (813.53, SD = 715.97) compared to dependent ones (n = 8) (318.15, SD = 378, 98), no statistically significant difference was observed (U = 33.000, p = 0.087). Conclusions: the level of physical activity of dependent and independent centenarians did not differ statistically. Nevertheless, descriptive analysis shows that the number of steps was higher in independent centenarians, suggesting that they may have a more active lifestyle.http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/RevEducFis/article/view/30493Atividade FísicaCapacidade FuncionalIdoso Centenário |
spellingShingle | Inês Amanda Streit Artur Rodrigues Fortunato Eduardo Hauser Giovana Zarpellon Mazo Functional capacity and level of physical activity in centenarians of Florianópolis, Brazil Revista da Educação Física Atividade Física Capacidade Funcional Idoso Centenário |
title | Functional capacity and level of physical activity in centenarians of Florianópolis, Brazil |
title_full | Functional capacity and level of physical activity in centenarians of Florianópolis, Brazil |
title_fullStr | Functional capacity and level of physical activity in centenarians of Florianópolis, Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Functional capacity and level of physical activity in centenarians of Florianópolis, Brazil |
title_short | Functional capacity and level of physical activity in centenarians of Florianópolis, Brazil |
title_sort | functional capacity and level of physical activity in centenarians of florianopolis brazil |
topic | Atividade Física Capacidade Funcional Idoso Centenário |
url | http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/RevEducFis/article/view/30493 |
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