Physical activity practice among older adults: results of the ELSI-Brazil

• Main Authors: Sérgio Viana Peixoto (Author), Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini (Author), Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo (Author), Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho (Author), Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior (Author), Fabíola Bof de Andrade (Author), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of the practice of physical activity (PA) among older Brazilian adults and associated factors. In addition, potential effect modifiers of the association between PA and age were investigated. METHODS We have analyzed data from 8,736 participants (92.8%)...