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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Main Authors: Inês Amanda Streit, Artur Rodrigues Fortunato, Eduardo Hauser, Giovana Zarpellon Mazo
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2016-12-01
Series:Revista da Educação Física
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/RevEducFis/article/view/30493
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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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