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>