title: Socio-demographic, clinical and health behavior correlates of sitting time in older adults.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Identifying correlates of sedentary behavior in older adults is of major importance to healthcare. To our knowledge, there are no population studies in Latin America examining which factors are associated to high sitting time in older adults. Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify socio-demographic, clinical, and health behavior correlates of sitting time in a representative sample of older adults living in Southeastern Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted in twenty-four municipalities of the Triangulo Mineiro region in the State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. A structured questionnaire was applied to obtain information on socio-demographic, clinical, and health behavior factors. Overall sitting time was assessed using a self-report instrument. A Multiple Correspondence Analysis was used to verify the association of sitting time with socio-demographic, clinical, and health behavior factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  3,296 older adults (61.5% women and 38.5% men) were included in the analysis. The overall median was 240.0 minutes of sitting time/day. The Multiple Correspondence Analysis showed that the group with the highest sitting time presented the following characteristics: women, age greater than 70 years, unschooled status, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, use of medication, poor self-rated health, dependence in basic activities of daily living, and absence of regular physical activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study reveals that socio-demographic, clinical, and health behavior factors are associated with high sitting time in older adults from Southeastern Brazil. The results may help to identify older adults that should be targeted in interventions aiming at reducing sitting time.
authors: Department of Sport Sciences, Federal University of the Triângulo Mineiro, Av. Getúlio Guaritá, 159, Bairro Nossa Senhora da Abadia, Uberaba, MG, CEP: 38025-440, Brazil. joilsonmeneguci@yahoo.com.br.
authors: Joilson
authors: J
authors: Meneguci
authors: Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. jeffersasaki@gmail.com.
authors: Jeffer Eidi
authors: JE
authors: Sasaki
authors: Department of Nursing, Graduate Program in Healthcare, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. alvaroenf@hotmail.com.
authors: Álvaro
authors: Á
authors: da Silva Santos
authors: Department of Social Medicine, Graduate Program in Technological Innovation, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. lmscatena@uol.com.br.
authors: Lucia Marina
authors: LM
authors: Scatena
authors: Department of Nutrition, Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. damiaorenata@hotmail.com.
authors: Renata
authors: R
authors: Damião
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
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