Élvio R Gouveia1, Andreas Ihle2, Matthias Kliegel2, Duarte L Freitas3, Jefferson Jurema4, Maria A Tinôco5, Angeany Odim6, Floramara T Machado6, Bárbara R Muniz7, António A Antunes8, Rui T Ornelas8, Bruna R Gouveia9. 1. Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (MITI), Portugal. Electronic address: erubiog@uma.pt. 2. Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. 3. Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK. 4. Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil. 5. Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; Federal Institute of Science and Technology Education of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil. 6. Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil. 7. Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; City Hall of Manaus, Amazonas-Municipal Secretary of Youth Sports and Leisure, Manaus, Brazil. 8. Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal. 9. Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (MITI), Portugal; Saint Joseph of Cluny Higher School of Nursing, Funchal, Portugal.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: (1) To study the relation of physical activity (PA) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and (2) to investigate if the strength of these associations holds after adjustments for sex, age, and other key correlates. METHODS: This study included 550 older adults from Amazonas. HDL-C was derived from fasting blood samples. PA at sport and leisure, smoking, alcohol consumption, and socioeconomic status (SES) were interviewed. Waist circumference (WACI) was assessed. RESULTS: HDL-C was positively related to PA sport, PA leisure, and SES (0.22≤r≤0.34; p≤0.001) and negatively related to smoking and WACI (r≤-0.10; p<0.05). Controlling for sex and age did not affect these relationships. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that the relation of HDL-C to PA sport and leisure remained significant when controlling for all other investigated correlates (0.14≤β≤0.24; p≤0.001). DISCUSSION: In order to prevent low HDL-C in older adults, promoting PA seems to be an important additional component besides common recommendations concerning weight reduction.
OBJECTIVES: (1) To study the relation of physical activity (PA) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and (2) to investigate if the strength of these associations holds after adjustments for sex, age, and other key correlates. METHODS: This study included 550 older adults from Amazonas. HDL-C was derived from fasting blood samples. PA at sport and leisure, smoking, alcohol consumption, and socioeconomic status (SES) were interviewed. Waist circumference (WACI) was assessed. RESULTS: HDL-C was positively related to PA sport, PA leisure, and SES (0.22≤r≤0.34; p≤0.001) and negatively related to smoking and WACI (r≤-0.10; p<0.05). Controlling for sex and age did not affect these relationships. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that the relation of HDL-C to PA sport and leisure remained significant when controlling for all other investigated correlates (0.14≤β≤0.24; p≤0.001). DISCUSSION: In order to prevent low HDL-C in older adults, promoting PA seems to be an important additional component besides common recommendations concerning weight reduction.
Authors: Erika da Silva Maciel; Bhárbara Karolline Rodrigues Silva; Francisco Winter Dos Santos Figueiredo; André Pontes-Silva; Fernando Rodrigues Peixoto Quaresma; Fernando Adami; Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2022-03-18 Impact factor: 3.295