title: [Physical activity in the older adults related to commuting and leisure, Maceió, Brazil].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the level of physical activity of older adults by commuting and leisure time and associated factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study carried out with a population-based sample of 319 older individuals in Maceió, AL, Northeastern Brazil, in 2009. The level of physical activity in leisure and commuting was measured by applying the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, long version. The variables analyzed were: age, schooling, sex, per capita income and perceived health. We used descriptive analysis, Fisher's exact test and multiple regression analysis of prevalence rates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We classified 87.5% as insufficiently active in commuting, being significantly higher among those individuals with older ages, with more education and who feel dissatisfied with their physical health. The prevalence of older people who are insufficiently active in leisure time activity was 76.2%, being more frequent in women, in men with advanced age; older adults with lower per capita income, and dissatisfaction with comparative physical health and self-perceived mental health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of insufficiently active was high in commuting and leisure time activities. Factors such as age, gender and income should be considered, especially with regards leisure, in order to ensure fairness in the development of policies to promote health and physical activity in this population.
authors.forename: Ana Raquel de Carvalho
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mourão
authors.forename: Francini Vilela
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Novais
authors.forename: Solange
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andreoni
authors.forename: Luiz Roberto
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ramos
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014186:Transportation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*