Aging male symptoms: the relationship between physical activity and quality of life

Souza, Melissa de Carvalho; Guimarães, Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo

doi:10.1590/S1980-6574201600020007

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Original article • Motriz: rev. educ. fis. 22 (2) • Apr-Jun 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-6574201600020007 copy

Aging male symptoms: the relationship between physical activity and quality of life

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Abstract

Objective

To examine the relationship between physical activity (PA) and the aging male symptoms of middle-aged men in the quality of life (QOL).

Methodology:

Cross-sectional study with a probabilistic samples of 416 men (40-59 years old), all residents in two cities in southern of Brazil. A questionnaire was used. The studied population was divided into two groups: with and without symptoms. The analyses were carried out in a descriptive and inferential approaches.

Results:

Aging male symptoms were related to QOL. Men who perceive their overall QOL as good presented a13% lower probability of (95%CI = 0.77-0.98) being insufficiently active. For those with symptoms, QOL scores were higher in social and environmental domain in PA between 30-60 min/day, and the physical domain for more than 60min/day.

Conclusion:

Our findings show the importance of PA to achieve significant benefits in QOL and health of men in middle age with aging male symptoms.

Keywords:
motor activity; quality of life; men; male ageing; health

	With Symptoms	IC95%	Without Symptoms	IC95%	p Value
Age					0.395
40-49 years	59.3	39-51	40.7	42-57
50-59 years	63.3	49-61	36.7	43-58
Schooling					0.265
Elementary School	14.8	10-19	9.4	05-14
Secondary School	30.9	25-37	32.5	25-40
Higher Education	33.4	48-60	22.4	50-66
Socioeconomic Status					0.287
High	36.5	31-42	39.4	32-47
Medium	33.3	28-39	37.5	30-45
Low	30.2	25-36	23.1	17-30
Profession
Self-employed	58.8	52-65	61.6	54-69	0.646
Retired	4.6	02-07	2.6	0-05
Civil Servant	36.2	30-42	35.8	28-43
Marital Status
Living together	80.7	76-86	83.8	78-90	0.434
Living apart	19.3	14-24	16.2	10-22
Sickness Presence
Yes	20.7	16-26	14.4	09-20	0.104
No	79.3	74-84	85.6	80-91
Sickness Medicine					0.032
Yes	14.5	10-19	7.5	03-12
No	85.5	81-90	92.5	88-97
Sexual Medicine					0.258
Yes	2.3	0-04	0.6*	-01-02
No	97.7	96-100	99.4	98-100
Weight Status					0.636
Regular weight	27.8	22-33	30.0	23-37
Overweight	72.2	67-78	70.0	63-77
Health Perception					<0.001
Very good	77.0	72-82	92.5	88-97
Bad	23.0	18-28	7.5	03-12
Tobacco Smoking
Yes	12.5	08-17	16.2	10-22	0.283
No	87.5	83-92	83.8	78-90
PA Level#					0.026
Insufficiently active	44.1	38-50	33.1	26-40
Sufficiently active	55.9	50-62	66.9	60-74

Variables	PA level Raw OR (CI95%)	* p	PA level Adjusted OR (CI95%)	**p
Aging male symptoms		0.023		0.081
With symptoms	1.11(1.01-1.22)		1.08(0.99-1.19)
Without symptoms	Reference		Reference
Overall quality of life		0.007		0.021
Good	0.85 (0.76-0.95)		0.87 (0.77-0.98)
Bad	Reference		Reference

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[1] Corresponding author Melissa de Carvalho Souza Laboratório de Pesquisa em Lazer e Atividade Físca (LAPLAF); Centro de Ciên cias da Saúde e do Esporte (CEFID); Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC). Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Coqueiros. Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Email: mecarvalho.s@gmail.com