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adernos de Saúde Pública
Print version ISSN 0102-311X
Cad. Saúde Pública vol.26 no.8 Rio de Janeiro Aug. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-311X2010000800014 ARTIGO ARTICLE Factores associados à prática de actividade física global e de lazer em idosos: Inquérito de Saúde em Nacala – Porto, Nampula Factors associated with global and leisure-time physical activity in the elderly: a health survey in São Paulo (ISA-SP), Brazil

Maria Paula do Amaral ZaituneI; Marilisa Berti de Azevedo BarrosI; Chester Luiz Galvão CésarII; Luana CarandinaIII; Moisés GoldbaumIV; Maria Cecilia Goi Porto AlvesV
IFaculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil
IIFaculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
IIIFaculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, Brasil
IVFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
VSecretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
Correspondência

ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence of global and leisure-time physical activity and associated factors in the elderly. This was a population-based cross-sectional study covering a multiple-stage sample of 1,950 subjects 60 years or older living in areas of São Paulo State, Brazil. Prevalence of global physical activity (assessed through the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire - IPAQ) was 73.9%, and prevalence of leisure-time physical activity was 28.4%. The results highlight the differences between factors associated with global and leisure-time physical activities. The social groups most prone to overall sedentary lifestyle and especially to lack of leisure-time physical activity should be the main targets of health policies aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles.
Motor Activity; Leisure Activities; Health of the Elderly

RESUMO
O propósito deste estudo foi medir a prevalência e os fatores