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Physical Fitness of the Older Adult Community Living in Leiria, Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorMatos, Rui
dc.contributor.authorJacinto, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Raul
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorAmaro, Nuno
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-05T12:55:22Z
dc.date.available2024-07-05T12:55:22Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-02
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to achieve two primary objectives. Firstly, to compare physical fitness levels based on sex, age groups, and body composition. Secondly, to examine physical fitness of the older adults against criterion-referenced fitness standard values using a representative sample from the district of Leiria in Portugal, a region undergoing exponential population growth, including a rise in the elderly population. Data from cross-sectional assessments of the Portuguese older adult community living in the Municipality of Leiria from 2014 to 2022 were collected. This study comprised a sample of 664 community-dwelling older adults (female = 480; male = 184) aged between 60 and 90 years (M = 70.34; SD = 12.67). Participants had a body mass ranging from 45 kg to 122 kg (M = 71.48; SD = 12.34) and a height ranging from 1.30 m to 1.89 m (M = 1.59; SD = 0.08). The Senior Fitness Test battery was used to evaluate parameters of physical fitness, body mass index was calculated, and abdominal circumference was measured. Females displayed a tendency to greater physical fitness compared to males, specifically in terms of lower and upper body flexibility compared to older male adults (p < 0.05). In addition, sexagenarian and older adults with normal weight tended to display greater physical fitness compared to septuagenarian and octogenarian, and overweight adults and those with obesity (p < 0.05), respectively. Information concerning physical fitness is crucial for guiding policymakers and other stakeholders in Leiria for the promotion of healthy aging among the older adult community. Furthermore, this study has established the preliminary reference standards for physical fitness, serving as a tool to promote healthy aging among Portuguese older adults residing in Leiria.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRodrigues, F.; Monteiro, D.; Matos, R.; Jacinto, M.; Antunes, R.; Gomes, P.; Amaro, N. Physical Fitness of the Older Adult Community Living in Leiria, Portugal. Epidemiologia 2024, 5, 330–339. https://doi.org/10.3390/ epidemiologia5030023pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/epidemiologia5030023pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2673-3986
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/9800
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2673-3986/5/3/23pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectStrengthpt_PT
dc.subjectCardiorespiratory fitnesspt_PT
dc.subjectFlexibilitypt_PT
dc.subjectBalancept_PT
dc.subjectBody compositionpt_PT
dc.subjectElderlypt_PT
dc.titlePhysical Fitness of the Older Adult Community Living in Leiria, Portugalpt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleEpidemiologiapt_PT
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