Sociodemographic factors, level of physical activity and health-related quality of life in adults from the north-east of Sao Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional population study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To verify the association among sociodemographic variables, physical activity level and health-related quality of life in adults aged 20 years and over.

Methods

Population-based study, with household sample by clusters. The dependent variables were the PCS and MCS scores of the instrument 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), the independent variables were gathered in sociodemographic characteristics and the level of physical activity. Absolute and relative frequency distributions were used for categorical variables and bivariate analysis, using Student's t-test and ANOVA and multivariate using non-conditional logistic regression.

Results

Of the 600 interviewees, the mean PCS score for men was 80.2 and for women 74.6, while for MCS, 83.8 (±16.9) and 76.5

SUBMITTER: Maciel NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5780712 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature