Physical activity as an indicator of predictive functional disability in elderly Actividad física como indicador de incapacidad funcional predictivo en personas mayores Atividade física como indicador preditivo para incapacidade funcional em pessoas idosas

• Main Authors: Jair Sindra Virtuoso Júnior (Author), Sheilla Tribess (Author), Thais Reis Silva De Paulo (Author), Cristiane Alves Martins (Author), Vicente Romo-Perez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To analyze the time spent on physical activity in female and male individuals as a predictor of the absence of functional disability in older adults, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 624 individuals. Receiver Operating Characteristic curves (ROC) were constructed and compared to areas of p...