Sedentary behavior and risk of falls in older adults in Colombia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v73.116548Keywords:
Falls, older adults, physical activity, sedentary behaviourAbstract
Introduction: Most older people carry out their activities in a sedentary manner, which can influence the risk of falls.
Objective: To establish the correlation between sedentary behaviour and the risk of falling among older adults in Colombia.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 300 elderly people (131 women and 169 men) in the municipality of San Onofre, Colombia. A questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data. To measure the risk of falls, the Time Up and Go (TUG) test was performed, with the time taken to complete it being recorded. Sedentary behaviour was determined by the average number of hours spent sitting on a weekday.
Results: The mean age was 70.9±9 years. On average, they spent 11.2±5.1 seconds on the TUG test and 3.55±1.3 hours per day on sedentary behaviour. There was a positive correlation between sedentary behaviour and the risk of falling (r=0.53; p<0.0001), particularly in men (r=0.62; p<0.0001). As people get older, they spend more time taking the test (r = 0.64; p < 0.0001) and engaging in sedentary behaviour (r = 0.45; p < 0.0001).
Conclusions: Men are at a higher risk of falling than women. There is an evident relationship between age, risk of falls and sedentary behaviour, suggesting the importance of early intervention with the elderly to prevent falls, which can lead to dependency and death.
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