scholarly journals Prevalence of Health Problems and Associations with Physical Activity Level in the Brazilian Army Female Segment

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilian C. X. Martins
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Military Women ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Student’S T

Introduction: Physical activity has been consistently associated with disease prevention and treatment, health promotion, and decreased all-cause mortality. There are few studies focused on the determinants of physical activity and health among women of the Brazilian Armed Forces.Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of factors associated with levels of physical activity military women.Methods: Sectional and observational study. The sample consisted of the female segment (n = 31) in a study conducted in the census of a Brazilian Army Directorate. The prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, job stress, anxiety and depression symptoms (common mental disorders), gastritis, asthma, sleep disorders, smoking, and self-rated health were estimated. The tests used were Shapiro Wilk, Student's t-test and Pearson and Spearman coefficients. All analyzes with 95% confidence level.Results: There were associations of self-rated health and self-rated health comparing with 12 months ago, age and JS with higher levels of leisure-time physical activity (on SEL and PALL scores) (p <0.05). Rank and age were inversely associated with AFO: the lower the exposure, the higher the AFO levels.Conclusion: The factors related to leisure-time physical activity levels among military women were different from those exhibited in military men. Furthermore, results were similar in relation to occupational physical activity.Prevalência de agravos à saúde e associações com nível atividade física em militares do segmento feminino do Exército BrasileiroIntrodução: A prática de atividade física tem sido, consistentemente, associada à prevenção e ao tratamento de doenças, à promoção da saúde e à diminuição da mortalidade por todas as causas. São escassos os estudos que tenham focalizado os fatores determinantes da quantidade de atividade física e da saúde no seguimento feminino nas Forças Armadas brasileiras.Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de fatores associados com níveis de atividade física, em militares do sexo feminino do Exército Brasileiro.Métodos: Estudo seccional e observacional. A amostra foi composta do seguimento feminino (n=31) de estudo conduzido no censo da população de integrantes de uma Diretoria do Exército Brasileiro, em 2010. Estimou-se a prevalência de hipertensão arterial, colesterol elevado, estresse no ambiente de trabalho, sintomas de ansiedade e depressão, gastrite, asma, distúrbios do sono, hábito de fumar, e autopercepção de saúde. Os testes utilizados foram Shapiro Wilk, teste t de Student e coeficientes de Pearson e Spearman. Todas as análises com nível de confiança de 95%.Resultados: Houve associação, com maiores níveis na atividade física no lazer, de percepção de saúde atual e comparada com há 12 meses, idade e EAT (p<0,05). Posto e idade estavam inversamente associados com atividade física ocupacional. Estudo seccional e observacional. A amostra foi composta do seguimento feminino (n=31) de estudo conduzido no censo da população de integrantes de uma Diretoria do Exército Brasileiro, em 2010. Estimou-se a prevalência de hipertensão arterial, colesterol elevado, estresse no ambiente de trabalho, sintomas de ansiedade e depressão, gastrite, asma, distúrbios do sono, hábito de fumar, e autopercepção de saúde. Os testes utilizados foram Shapiro Wilk, teste t de Student e coeficientes de Pearson e Spearman. Todas as análises com nível de confiança de 95%.Conclusão: Concluiu-se que os fatores relacionados aos níveis de atividade física no lazer entre mulheres militares apresentaram-se distintos dos exibidos em homens militares, e que foram semelhantes em relação à atividade física relacionada a atividades ocupacionais.

scholarly journals Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Diet Quality are Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Severity: The PREDIMED-Plus Study

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Gallardo-Alfaro ◽  
Maria del Mar Bibiloni ◽  
Catalina M. Mascaró ◽  
Sofía Montemayor ◽  
Miguel Ruiz-Canela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Severity Score ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Depression Risk

Healthy lifestyle factors, such as physical activity (PA) and Mediterranean diet (MD), decrease the likelihood of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to report main lifestyle components and related factors according to the MetS severity. Cross-sectional analysis was done of baseline lifestyle factors from 5739 participants with overweight/obesity and MetS features (aged 55–75 years) included in the PREDIMED-PLUS primary cardiovascular prevention randomized trial. Participants were categorized in tertiles according to a validated MetS severity score (MetSSS). Anthropometrics, visceral adiposity index, dietary nutrient intake, biochemical marker levels, as well as a Dietary Inflammatory Index and depression symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory-II) were measured. Diet quality was assessed using a 17-item energy-restricted MD questionnaire. Duration and intensity of PA was self-reported using the Minnesota-REGICOR Short Physical Activity Questionnaire. Sedentary behaviours were measured using the Spanish version of the Nurses’ Health Study questionnaire. The 30 s chair stand test was also assessed. Participants with highest MetSSS showed higher values of cardiovascular risk factors (except for total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol), depression risk, sedentary and TV viewing time, and lower moderate and vigorous leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). Highest MetSSS participants tended to a pro-inflammatory dietary pattern and tended to lower MD adherence. In addition, they showed lower carbohydrate and nut intake and higher intake of protein, saturated and trans fatty acids, cholesterol, iodine, sodium, red and processed meat products, other oils different from olive oil and spirit alcoholic drinks. The highest MetS severity score was associated with lower moderate and vigorous LTPA and higher sedentary time and depression risk, as they tended to a pro-inflammatory dietary pattern and lower MD adherence.

Changes in Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Subsequent Sickness Absence Due to Any Cause, Musculoskeletal, and Mental Causes

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 867-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ansku Holstila ◽  
Ossi Rahkonen ◽  
Eero Lahelma ◽  
Jouni Lahti
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Middle Aged

Background:The association between changes in physical activity and sickness absence is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine the association between changes in leisure-time physical activity and long-term sickness absence due to any cause and musculoskeletal and mental causes.Methods:We measured physical activity at baseline in 2000–2002 (response rate 67%) and at follow-up in 2007 (response rate 83%) among middle-aged employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland. The survey data were linked to the Finnish Social Insurance Institute’s register data on sickness benefit periods > 9 days, including diagnoses (ICD-10; International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision) (mean follow-up 2.3 years). We used a negative binomial model to calculate rate ratios. The analyses included 4010 respondents (81% women).Results:Those who were persistently vigorously active and those whose physical activity level changed from low to moderate or vigorous, from moderate to vigorous, or from vigorous to moderate were at lower risk for sickness absence than were the persistently low-activity group. For sickness absence due to musculoskeletal causes, vigorous activity showed stronger associations, whereas mental causes showed no such associations.Conclusions:To reduce sickness absence due to both musculoskeletal and mental causes, middle-aged and aging employees should be encouraged to engage in physical activity.

Differences in leisure-time physical activity levels between blacks and whites in population-based samples: The Minnesota heart survey

1991 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron R. Folsom ◽  
Timothy C. Cook ◽  
J. Michael Sprafka ◽  
Gregory L. Burke ◽  
Stephan W. Norsted ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Blacks And Whites

How Do Different Occupational Factors Influence Total, Occupational, and Leisure-Time Physical Activity?

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corneel Vandelanotte ◽  
Camille Short ◽  
Matthew Rockloff ◽  
Lee Di Millia ◽  
Kevin Ronan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Total Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
The Impact

Background:A better understanding of how occupational indicators influence physical activity levels will aid the design of workplace interventions.Methods:Cross-sectional data were collected from 1194 participants through a telephone interview in Queensland, Australia. The IPAQ-long was used to measure physical activity. Multiple logistic regression was applied to examine associations.Results:Of participants, 77.9% were employed full-time, 32.3% had professional jobs, 35.7% were engaged in shift work, 39.5% had physically-demanding jobs, and 66.1% had high physical activity levels. Participants with a physicallydemanding job were less likely to have low total (OR = 0.25, 95% CI = 0.17 to 0.38) and occupational (OR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.12 to 0.25) physical activity. Technical and trade workers were less likely to report low total physical activity (OR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.20 to 0.97) compared with white-collar workers. Part-time (OR = 1.74, 95% CI = 1.15 to 2.64) and shift workers (OR = 1.86, 95% CI = 1.21 to 2.88) were more likely to report low leisure-time activity.Conclusions:Overall, the impact of different occupational indicators on physical activity was not strong. As expected, the greatest proportion of total physical activity was derived from occupational physical activity. No evidence was found for compensation effects whereby physically-demanding occupations lead to less leisure-time physical activity or vice versa. This study demonstrates that workplaces are important settings to intervene, and that there is scope to increase leisure-time physical activity irrespective of occupational background.

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