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TIME IN SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS DISCRIMINATORS OF DIABESITY IN QUILOMBOLAS

TEMPO EM COMPORTAMENTO SEDENTÁRIO E ATIVIDADE FÍSICA COMO DISCRIMINADORES DE DIABESIDADE EM QUILOMBOLAS

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Diabesity is characterized as a simultaneous condition of type 02 diabetes and obesity. Among the aspects that influence the development of diabetes, the time in sedentary behavior and the time of physical activity are important risk factors. Objectives: To estimate cut-off points for time spent in sedentary behavior and physical activity as a discriminator of the presence of diabesity and to evaluate the predictive ability of WC and PA to identify this condition in quilombola adults. Methodology: this is a cross-sectional study with a sample composed of 332 adults (age ≥ 50 years), participants in the study of the Epidemiological Profile of Quilombolas from Bahia living in the micro-region of Guanambi, Brazil. The data were obtained by means of interviews and anthropometric evaluation. Sociodemographic and lifestyle information (physical activity and sedentary behavior) were included. To analyze the cut-off point of Sedentary Behavior as a predictor of diabesity, the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was used. Results: Time in sedentary behavior >120 min/day and time in physical activity <240 min/week were the best cut-off points for discriminating diabesity in quilombola, with area under the ROC curve of 0.62, 95% CI (0.56-0.67) and 0.62 (95% CI: 0.55-0.67), respectively. Conclusions: The results showed that time in sedentary behavior and time in physical activity showed a good ability to discriminate the presence of diabesity among quilombola adults.

Keywords:
diabesity; lifestyle, diabetes; obesity

RESUMO

Introdução: A Diabesidade caracteriza-se como uma condição simultânea de diabetes tipo 02 e obesidade. Dentre os aspectos que influenciam o desenvolvimento da diabesidade, o tempo em comportamento sedentário e o tempo de atividade física apresentam-se como importantes fatores de risco. Objetivos: estimar pontos de corte para o tempo em comportamento sedentário e atividade física como discriminador de presença de diabesidade e avaliar a capacidade preditiva do CS e AF para identificar essa condição em adultos quilombolas. Metodologia: trata-se de estudo transversal com amostra composta por 332 adultos (idade ≥ 50 anos), participantes do estudo de Perfil Epidemiológico dos Quilombolas baianos residentes na microrregião de Guanambi, Brasil. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de entrevistas e avaliação antropométrica. Foram incluídas informações sociodemográficas e estilo de vida (atividade física e comportamento sedentário). Para a análise do ponto de corte do Comportamento Sedentário e o tempo de atividade física como preditores de diabesidade, foi utilizada a curva Receiver Opereting Characteristic (ROC). Resultados: Tempo em comportamento sedentário >120 min/dia e tempo de atividade física >240 min/semana foram os melhores pontos de corte para discriminar a diabesidade em quilombola, com área sob a curva ROC de 0,62, IC 95% (0,56-0,67) e 0,62 (IC 95%: 0,55-0,67), respectivamente. Conclusões: Os resultados mostraram que o tempo em comportamento sedentário e atividade física apresentaram uma boa capacidade para discriminar a presença de diabesidade entre adultos quilombolas.

Palavras-chave:
diabesidade; estilo de vida, diabetes; obesidade

Introduction

Sedentary behavior is defined as time spent in sitting, reclining, or lying down with energy expenditure close to resting values, that is, ≤ 1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs).(1Sedentary Behaviour Research Network. Letter to the editor: standardized use of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviours”. Appl Physiol Nutri Metab. 2012;37:540-2. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-017-0525-8
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On does not meet the minimum recommendations for physical activity, that is, less than 150 minutes per week of moderate and/or vigorous physical activity. 3World Health Organization (WHO). Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: web annex: evidence profiles [internet]. 2020[cited on 2022 Aug 8]. Available at: Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/336657 .
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Both conditions are related to higher exposures to negative health events. Both conditions are related to higher exposures to negative health events.

Scientific evidence has demonstrated that the association between excessive time in sedentary behavior with negative health outcomes, such as the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases 4Stamatakis E, Hamer M, Dunstan Dw. Screen-based entertainment time, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular events: population-based study with ongoing mortality and hospital events follow-up. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011;57(3):292-299. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.065
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, metabolic syndrome2de Rezende LF, Rey-López JP, Matsudo VK, do Carmo Luiz O. Sedentary behavior and health outcomes among older adults: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2014;14:333. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-333
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),(5Van der Berg JD, Stehouwer CD, Bosma H, van der Velde JH, Willems PJ, Savelberg HH, et al. Associations of total amount and patterns of sedentary behavior with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome: The Maastricht Study. Diabetology. 2016;59(4):709-18. DOI: 10.1007/s00125-015-3861-8.
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, diabetes mellitus5Van der Berg JD, Stehouwer CD, Bosma H, van der Velde JH, Willems PJ, Savelberg HH, et al. Associations of total amount and patterns of sedentary behavior with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome: The Maastricht Study. Diabetology. 2016;59(4):709-18. DOI: 10.1007/s00125-015-3861-8.
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, hypertension7Fares D, Barbosa AR, Borgatto AF, Coqueiro RS,Fernandes MH. Factors associated with the nutritional status of the elderly in two regions of Brazil. Rev Assoc Med Bras. 2012:58(4): 434-41. , and being overweight8Arocha Rodulfo JI. Sedentary lifestyle a disease from xxi century. Clin Investig Arterioscler. 2019;31(5):233-240. DOI: 10.1016/j.arteri.2019.04.004.
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, and can be considered a risk factor for all-cause mortality, regardless of the level of habitual physical activity4Stamatakis E, Hamer M, Dunstan Dw. Screen-based entertainment time, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular events: population-based study with ongoing mortality and hospital events follow-up. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011;57(3):292-299. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.065
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Physical inactivity, in turn, accelerates the functional decline of the body, causing greater functional disability, loss of quality of life, leading to an increased risk of mortality10Charansonney OL. Physical activity and aging: a life-long story. Discov Med. 2011;12(64):177-85., development of diseases such as: cardiovascular problems, obesity and diabetes mellitus type2de Rezende LF, Rey-López JP, Matsudo VK, do Carmo Luiz O. Sedentary behavior and health outcomes among older adults: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2014;14:333. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-333
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There is little information on cutoff points for sedentary behaviour and physical activity for the quilombola population. Among the evidence found, a study carried out with the black population stands out. This investigation showed that a total of 185 to 285 minutes per week of accumulated physical activity in different domains may be adequate for the prevention of diabetes in adults12Pitanga FLG, Lessa I, Barbosa PJB, Barbosa SJO, Costa MC, Lopes AS. Physical activity in the prevention of diabetes in black ethnicity: how much is required? Rev Assoc Med Bras [online]. 2010; 56(6): 697-704. DOI: 10.1590/S0104-42302010000600021
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. In another survey, this one carried out among the quilombola population, the authors observed that the increase in TV time was related to the presence of three or more components of the Metabolic Syndrome and the time spent in sedentary activities (watching television for 5 hours or more) was associated with with a greater waist circumference in Quilombola adults and elderly 13Almeida CB de, Nunes LA, Mussi RFF, Casotti CA. Sedentary behaviors and their relationship with the components of metabolic syndrome in quilombolas. Res., Soc. Dev.. 2022; 11(1): e30211125001. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25001
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The concomitant existence of obesity with type 2 diabetes mellitus is a condition known as Diabesity14Guarisco G, Leonetti F. Covid-19 and diabesity: when a pandemia cross another pandemia. Eat Weight Disord, 2021; 26: 1283-1286. DOI: 10.1007/s40519-020-00958-9
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. The combination of these two diseases is associated with a sevenfold increased risk of mortality15Oldridge NB, Stump TE, Nothwehr FK, Clark DO. Prevalence and outcomes of comorbid metabolic and cardiovascular conditions in middle- and older-age adults. J Clin Epidemiol. 2001;54(9):928-34. DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00350-x.
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. Recent data from the National Diabetes Statistics Report16Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC). National Diabetes Statistics Report. Estimates of Diabetes and Its Burden in the United States, 2020[cited on 2022 ago 10]. Available at: Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/data/statistics/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf
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highlights that in the United States, 89.0% of adults with diabetes are overweight or obese. According to the International Diabetes Federation, over the past two years (2019-2021), there has been a 16% increase in the incidence of diabetes in the world population, totaling 537 million diabetic adults worldwide in 2021. In Brazil, the most recent estimates add 15,733.6 million people with the disease, about 8.8% of the population17International Diabetes Federation [internet]. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edition 2021[cited on 2022 Aug 16]. Available at:Available at:https://diabetesatlas.org/
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Genetic characteristics, increased life expectancy, and health-related risk behaviors: smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, inadequate dietary intake, insufficient physical activity, and increased time spent in sedentary activities may contribute to higher occurrence of diabesity18Pitanga FJG, Matos SMA, Almeida MDCC, Patrão AL, Molina MDCB, Aquino EM. Association between leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior with cardiometabolic health in the ELSA-Brazil participants. SAGE Open Med. 2019;7:2050312119827089. DOI: 10.1177/2050312119827089.
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The evidence of association of physical inactivity, sedentary behavior with diabetes19Mazo GZ, Virtuoso JF, De Rosso Krug R, Menezes EC, Lopes MA. Association between sitting time and major diseases in brazilian octogenarians. Arq. Ciênc. Saúde UNIPAR. 2018: 22(1). DOI: 10.25110/arqsaude.v22i1.2018.6033
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and obesity20Atiase Y, Farni K, Plange-Rhule J, Luke A, Bovet P, Forrester TG, et al. A comparison of indices of glucose metabolism in five black populations: data from modeling the epidemiologic transition study (METS). BMC Public Healt. 2015; 15: 895. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2233-0
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were based on the occurrence of these conditions in isolation in adult and elderly populations.

Furthermore, findings in the literature suggest that social determinants, especially unfavorable socioeconomic conditions, increase vulnerability to risk behaviors21Furtado BNS, de Olinda RA, Costa GMC, de Menezes TN. Factors related to upper and lower limb physical capacity of quilombola elderly people. Cien Saude Colet .2021: 26(10): 4591-460. DOI: DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320212610.11252021
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and to becoming ill from chronic diseases22Barros MB, César CLG, Carandina L, Torre GD. Social inequalities in the prevalence of chronic diseases in Brazil, PNAD-2003. Cien Saude Coletiva. 2006; 11(4): 911-26. DOI: 10.1590/S1413-81232006000400014
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. In this sense, it is recognized that racism determines important unfavorable inequalities for the black population, with impact on social vulnerability indicators, and on the illness and death of this population23de Araújo EM, Nascimento Costa MD, Vilar Noronha C, Hogan V K, Vines AI, Araújo TM. Health inequalities and race/skin color: a review of the literature from Brazil and the United States (1996-2005). Collective Health. 2010;7(40):116-121..

As for the impact of racial-ethnic belonging, it is known that diabetes differentially affects black populations, influenced by genetic, environmental, behavioral issues and socioeconomic vulnerability24International Diabetes Federation[homepage na internet]. IDF DIABETES ATLAS Eighth edition 2017[accessed10 Oct 2022]. Available at:https://diabetesatlas.org/upload/resources/previous/files/8/IDF_DA_8e-EN-final.pdf),(25Holmes LJ, Hoissain J, Ward D, Opara F. Racial/ethnic variability in diabetes mellitus among United States residents is unexplained by lifestyle, sociodemographics and prognostic factors. ISRN Public Health,2012; e408079. DOI: 10.5402/2012/408079
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, a picture that seems similar in the context of obesity.

In the context of lifestyle, investigations with participation of quilombolas identified a predominance of excessive sedentary behavior13Almeida CB de, Nunes LA, Mussi RFF, Casotti CA. Sedentary behaviors and their relationship with the components of metabolic syndrome in quilombolas. Res., Soc. Dev.. 2022; 11(1): e30211125001. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25001
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and an important prevalence of physical inactivity26Rodrigues DN, Deyvis N.; Mussi RFF ; Almeida CB; Nascimento Junior JR, Moreira SR, Carvalho FO. Sociodemographic determinants associated with physical activity level of Bahian quilombolas, 2016 survey. Epidemiol Health Serv.. 2020;29:e2018511. DOI: 10.5123/S1679-49742020000300019
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However, information on the association between lifestyle elements and the simultaneous condition of diabetes in black populations, especially in quilombolas, is still incipient. In this sense, this work aims to estimate cut-off points for time in sedentary behavior and physical activity as a discriminator of the presence of diabesity and to evaluate the predictive ability of CS and PA to identify this condition in adults (age ≥ 50 years) quilombolas.

Methods

This is a population-based cross-sectional study with remnants of quilombos from the microregion of Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil, which was conducted in the period from April to November 2016. The region consists of 18 municipalities and, there were 42 certified quilombos during the collection period, distributed in 10 of these municipalities27Fundação Palmares [internet]. 2016[accessed 2022 Apr 10]. Available at Available at http://www.palmares.gov.br.
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The sample was obtained assuming 50% prevalence for unknown outcome, 95% confidence, 5% sampling error, 1.5 times effect for one-stage clustering, 30% addition for refusals and 20% for losses and confounding, more details about the sample selection process has been published in a previous study13Almeida CB de, Nunes LA, Mussi RFF, Casotti CA. Sedentary behaviors and their relationship with the components of metabolic syndrome in quilombolas. Res., Soc. Dev.. 2022; 11(1): e30211125001. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25001
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. For the purpose of the present study, only information on adults aged ≥ 50 years was included, totaling a sample of 348 individuals (40.8% of the total population).

Data collection was carried out in a joint effort system, on days previously scheduled by the residents' associations of the remaining quilombo communities in common agreement with the residents. In each of the communities, the collections ions took place in up to three visits. For this purpose, it was formed. Data collection was carried out by a previously trained team composed of health professionals and/or academics.

For the present study, interviews and anthropometric assessment were conducted. Anthropometric measurements were measured body weight (in kg) and height (in meters) and evaluated by a previously trained professional using standardized methods28World Health Organization (WHO). Physical status: the use and interpretation of anthropometry [internet]. 1995[accessed 2022 Aug 10]. Available at: Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/37003/WHO_TRS_854.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed= y.
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. For this, a previously calibrated digital scale, from the Omron brand, model hbf-514c, with a resolution of 100 grams and a capacity of 150 kg, was used to measure body mass. Height was obtained using a Sanny portable aluminum stadiometer, Caprice model, with a resolution of 0.1mm.

For the present study, information regarding the following variables was used: sex (male/female), age: in complete years and categorized by age group (50 to 74 and 75 years or older); occupation: categorized as having no paid work or paid work; marital status: (with partner/without partner); education: (≤ 5 years/5 years); tobacco use: categorized into currently smoking (yes/no); regular alcohol consumption: (yes/no); has diabetes (yes/no); is obese (yes/no); has diabesity (yes/no).

The main independent variables considered were sedentary behavior and physical inactivity, both assessed using questions from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short version. This instrument allows you to measure the time spent sitting during a weekday and a weekend day (hours/minutes) and the time spent in light, moderate, and intense physical activities during the week and weekend. The time spent in CS was recorded in minutes and the final score was obtained from the calculation of the average time spent sitting (min/week). Time spent in physical activity (hours/minutes) was determined based on the average of the sum of time spent in physical activity of different intensities during the week and weekend.

Diabesdity was classified based on self-reported information of diabetes mellitus diagnosis and the calculation of body mass index (BMI=kg/m² )29Kalra S. Diabesity. J Pak Med Assoc, 2013;63(4):532-4. PMID: 23905459. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated by dividing weight (kg) by height squared (m²). For the categorization of BMI, the strata of the World Health Organization (1999) were considered: underweight (< 18.5 kg/m²), normal weight (18.5 - 24.99 kg/m²), overweight (> 25 - 29 .99 kg/m²), obesity (≥ 30 kg/m²)28World Health Organization (WHO). Physical status: the use and interpretation of anthropometry [internet]. 1995[accessed 2022 Aug 10]. Available at: Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/37003/WHO_TRS_854.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed= y.
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The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows (SPSS) version 22 software was used for data analysis. Descriptive statistical procedures (simple and relative frequencies and measures of dispersion) were used for the univariate analysis of the data. For the bivariate analysis, Pearson's chi-square test was used to compare the study variables between men and women.

The discriminatory ability, sensitivity and specificity of the CS and FI to assess the presence of diabesity were established from the analysis of the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) determines the discriminatory ability of the indicator for the presence or absence of diabesity. The 95% interval was adopted for the statistical analysis of the data.

The study "Epidemiological Profile of Bahia's Quilombolas" was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the State University of Southwest Bahia (Opinion No. 1.386.019/2016), and followed the Brazilian standards for research with human beings, as provided by the National Health Council Resolution No. 466/2012.

Results

The sample included 331 individuals with a mean age of 61.66 (± 9.56 years), and the majority were female (52.9%). Most of the respondents had less than 5 years of schooling (84.2%) lived with a partner (80.9%), had paid work (85.8%) and did not smoke (87.8%) or drink (75.2%). The prevalence of diabetes, obesity, and diabesity were 17.8%, 16%, and 4

.2% respectively (Table 1).

Table 1
Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of quilombola adults living in the municipality of Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil

The mean time spent in sedentary behavior (CS) was 138.89(±116.17) min/day 137.50

±109.40 min/day for men and 140.05 ±121.95 min/day for women) and the mean time spent in PA was 109.43 (±117.37) min/week, being 112.87 (±111.32) for men and 106.55 (±122.55) for women - table 2.

Table 2
Time of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, mean and standard deviation in quilombola adults in the municipality of Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil

The Area Under the Curve (ASC) scores were observed to be 0.62 (95% CI: 0.56-0.67) and 0.62 (95% CI: 0.55-0.67) for the CS and AF population respectively (Figures 1 and 2). The cut-off points with the highest accuracy scores to discriminate diabesity were: > 120 min/day (Sensitivity = 63.6% and Specificity = 62.4%) for sedentary behavior and > 240 min/week (Sensitivity = 66.4% and Specificity = 66.7%) for physical activity (Table 3).

Figure 1
Area under the curve (ROC) between Sedentary Behavior and diabesity in quilombola adult individuals in the municipality of Guanambi-BA

Figure 2
Area under the curve (ROC) between Physical Activity and diabesity in adult quilombola individuals, Bahia, Brazil, 2016

Table 3
Area under the ROC curve and 95% CI between WC, PA and diabesity in quilombola adults, Bahia, Brazil.

Discussion

The sociodemographic characteristics of the quilombolas are similar to those found in other remaining communities of quilombos in terms of distribution by sex (female) and age group (younger)13Almeida CB de, Nunes LA, Mussi RFF, Casotti CA. Sedentary behaviors and their relationship with the components of metabolic syndrome in quilombolas. Res., Soc. Dev.. 2022; 11(1): e30211125001. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i1.25001
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The results of the present study showed that physical activity and sedentary behavior have an acceptable predictive power to discriminate diabesity. In addition, the best cut-off points of CS and PA were identified to discriminate diabesity.

Studies that have evaluated the discriminatory power of sedentary behavior and physical activity for diabesity screening are still incipient. Some studies have analyzed diabetes and obesity in isolation, among these a survey of elderly people in the interior of Bahia, Brazil showed that the best cutoff points of time in sedentary behavior to discriminate overweight was 390 and 270 minutes per day or more for men and women, respectively30Jesus AS, Rocha SV. Sedentary behavior as a discriminator criterion of excess body weight in the elderly. Rev. Bras. Activ. Phys. Health. 2018;23:1-6. DOI: 10.12820/rbafs.23e0030
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. In another study, conducted with the same population, the authors identified that the cutoff point of > 325 minutes per day was the one that best discriminated the presence of diabetes mellitus31Damião JM, Vasconcelos LRC, Coutinho APP. Associated between sedentary behavior and diabetes in low-income older adults in the city of Ibicuí-BA: brazilian population survey. J Med. 2020: 99(5): 42-7. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v99i5p442-447.
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Results from other investigations such as that of Silva et al.32Silva RC, Meneguci J, Martins TI, Santos AS, Sasaki JE, Tirbess S et al. Association between time spent sitting and diabetes mellitus in older adults: a population-based study. Rev Bras Cineantropom Desempenho Hum. 2015;17(4):379-388. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2015v17n4p379
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who evaluated elderly people from 24 municipalities that are members of the Regional Superintendence of Health of Uberaba, MG, Brazil demonstrated that the time in CS of 330 min/day was the one that best identified the presence of diabetes mellitus. Findings from investigations in other countries, such as the survey by Gómez-Cabello et al. 33Gómez-Cabello A, Pedrero-Chamizo R, Olivares PR, Hernández-Perera R, Rodríguez-Marroyo JA, Mata E, et al. Sitting time increases the overweight and obesity risk independently of walking time in elderly people from Spain. Maturitas. 2012;73(4):337-43. DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.09.001
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with Spanish elderly showed that time > 4 hours/day in CS increased exposure to overweight-obesity. The authors of that study concluded that increasing time in sedentary behavior increases the risk of overweight/obesity independent of walking time.

Regarding physical activity, previous studies have shown a negative relationship between obesity and low level of weekly physical activity in the elderly34Di Francesco V, Zamboni M, Zoico E, Bortolani A, Maggi S, Bissoli L, et al. Relationships between leisure-time physical activity, obesity and disability in elderly men. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2005;17:201-206. DOI: 10.1007/BF03324597.
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),(35Shiroma EJ, Sesso HD, Lee IM. Physical activity and weight gain prevention in older men. Int J Obes (Lond). 2012Sep;36(9):1165-9. DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.266
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. In a study by Pitanga et al. 12Pitanga FLG, Lessa I, Barbosa PJB, Barbosa SJO, Costa MC, Lopes AS. Physical activity in the prevention of diabetes in black ethnicity: how much is required? Rev Assoc Med Bras [online]. 2010; 56(6): 697-704. DOI: 10.1590/S0104-42302010000600021
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, who evaluated black adults aged 20 to 96 years living in the city of Salvador, BA, the authors demonstrated that 185 minutes/week of cumulative physical activity in the different domains for men and 215 minutes/week for women were the best cutoff points to predict the absence of diabetes. In another study, conducted by Di Francesco et al. 34Di Francesco V, Zamboni M, Zoico E, Bortolani A, Maggi S, Bissoli L, et al. Relationships between leisure-time physical activity, obesity and disability in elderly men. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2005;17:201-206. DOI: 10.1007/BF03324597.
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, the authors demonstrated that walking less than 30 minutes per day was associated with 2.7 times greater likelihood of being obese and that high-intensity exercise, such as brisk walking or gardening, was inversely correlated with body fat.

Despite the incipient information about the cut-off points of CS and PA to discriminate the presence of diabesity, it is already well established in the literature, as exposed above, that the increased time spent in CS and the lack of regular physical activity, are directly related to increased obesity and changes in glycemic rates, and may also contribute to the occurrence and worsening of Diabetes Mellitus 2,(1Sedentary Behaviour Research Network. Letter to the editor: standardized use of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviours”. Appl Physiol Nutri Metab. 2012;37:540-2. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-017-0525-8
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),(3World Health Organization (WHO). Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: web annex: evidence profiles [internet]. 2020[cited on 2022 Aug 8]. Available at: Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/336657 .
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One of the physiological mechanisms to account for the deleterious health effects of high time in CS are associated with a reduction in the activity of lipoprotein lipase (LPL), which is responsible for breaking down fat and converting it into energy. When this enzyme is at a low level of activity it causes a reduction in the uptake of plasma triglycerides by skeletal muscle, a decrease in HDL cholesterol concentration, and a postprandial increase in lipids36Edwardson CL, Gorely T, Davies MJ, Gray LJ, Khunti K, Wilmot EG, et al. Association of sedentary behaviour with metabolic syndrome: a meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4): e34916. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034916
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On the other hand, it is known that regular physical activity practice is related to a reduction in the physiological changes of aging, promoting greater glycemic control, in the lipid profile, in blood pressure control, in the anthropometric profile, and in the cardiovascular risk factors of diabetic elderly people1Sedentary Behaviour Research Network. Letter to the editor: standardized use of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviours”. Appl Physiol Nutri Metab. 2012;37:540-2. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-017-0525-8
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),(37Dias GE, Ramírez JA, Fernández NH, Gallego CP, Hernández DGP. Effect of strength exercise with elastic bands and aerobic exercise in the treatment of frailty of the elderly patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr(Engl Ed). 2019;66(9):563-570. DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2019.01.010
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endinu.2019.01...
),(38Chang CH, Kuo CP, Huang CN, Hwang SL, Liao WC, Lee MC. Habitual Physical Activity and Diabetes Control in Young and Older Adults with Type II Diabetes: A Longitudinal Correlational Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(3):1330. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18031330
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besides promoting an increase in aerobic capacity, muscle strength, and flexibility39Thompson PD, Arena R, Riebe D, Pescatello LS; American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM's new preparticipation health screening recommendations from ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription, ninth edition. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2013;12(4):215-7. DOI: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e31829a68cf.
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In this sense, one of the dimensions of the active aging proposal recommended by the World Health Organization refers precisely to the practice of physical activity and the reduction of sedentary behavior, as strategies to meet the demands imposed by population aging in the world3World Health Organization (WHO). Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: web annex: evidence profiles [internet]. 2020[cited on 2022 Aug 8]. Available at: Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/336657 .
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),(40Hadgraft NT, Winkler E, Climie, RE, Graça MS, Romero L, Owen N et al. Effects of sedentary behavioral interventions on biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk in adults: systematic review with meta-analyses. Br J Sports Med. 2021;55(3):144-154. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101154.
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As a limitation of the study, the assessment of WC and PA were done using self-reported measures that may be subject to recall bias. Also, the self-reported nature of the variable presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, may have been under-reported. On the other hand, the strengths of the study include a representative sample of quilombolas, communities that have been little researched, and the use of previously validated evaluation instruments. Furthermore, the study reflects a relevant problem, especially in this population that is characterized by low levels of education, income, and insufficient access to health services, which can exacerbate the problem of the health indicators studied.

Conclusion

Finally, the findings of the present study showed that WC (with the cutoff point of > 120 min/week) and time of physical activity (<240 min/week) have acceptable predictive power for determining diabesity, indicating specific cut-off points. In this way, they can be used in the day-to-day clinical practice, especially enhancing the service and care for populations that have restricted access to health services. In addition, they make it possible to add useful information for health professionals with the goal of improving the health, fitness, and quality of life of all people through regular physical activity and SC reduction in order to strengthen preventive health.

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Edited by

Editor: Rômulo Araujo Fernandes

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    15 Dec 2023
  • Date of issue
    2023

History

  • Received
    13 Jan 2023
  • Reviewed
    24 May 2023
  • Accepted
    24 May 2023
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