10.6084/m9.figshare.5634721 Paloma Alves dos Santos da Silva Paloma Alves dos Santos da Silva Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha Lélia Renata Carneiro Vasconcelos Lélia Renata Carneiro Vasconcelos Clarice Alves dos Santos Clarice Alves dos Santos Sedentary behavior as discriminator of common mental disorders in elderly SciELO journals 2017 Leisure activities aged sedentary lifestyle mental disorders 2017-11-29 11:19:20 Dataset https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Sedentary_behavior_as_discriminator_of_common_mental_disorders_in_elderly/5634721 <p></p><p>ABSTRACT Objective To analyze sedentary behavior (SB) as a discriminator of the Common Mental Disorders (CMD) among the elderly. Methods A cross-sectional study including 310 elderly individuals living in the municipality of Ibicuí-BA. Data were collected using a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic characteristics, physical inactivity during free time and self-reported questions about the time spent sitting during a typical weekday and weekend. A Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was used to estimate the cut-off point of SB as a discrimination of CMD. Results The general prevalence of CMD was 55.8%, and was higher among women (66,7%). The highest values for the area under the ROC curves among SB and CMD was for males: SB/day 0,58 (95% IC = 0,49-0,67). The proposed cutoff points for SB/day were: men: > 330 min/day, women: > 300 min/day. Conclusion Sedentary behavior is a valid indicator for the identification of suspected CMD in the elderly, showing to be a risk factor that should be observed by health professionals.</p><p></p>