Seasonality and Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour among Older Adults from Four European Countries

Author:

Martins João1ORCID,Masoumi Houshmand23ORCID,Loureiro Vânia4,Gomes Margarida4ORCID,Ratinho Fortunata4,Ribeiro Tiago1ORCID,Mehriar Melika2ORCID,Rakovac Marija5ORCID,Šentija Davor5,Bahr Andrzej6,Tomczyk Marta6,Dynowski Wojciech6,Solinas Roberto7ORCID,Pirina Maria Grazia7ORCID,Coradduzza Donatella8ORCID,Boccuzzi Giannangelo7ORCID,Çağan Birol9,Dalcı Ahmet10,Papageorgiou Athanasios11,Smaga Soultana11,Parisopoulos Georgios11,Patsakas Georgios11,Meimaridis Ioannis11,Loureiro Nuno4ORCID,Marques Adilson1213ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal

2. Center for Technology and Society, Technische Universität Berlin Germany, Kaiserin-Augusta-Alle, 104, 10623 Berlin, Germany

3. Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, College of Business and Economics, Kingsway Campus, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa

4. Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Rua Pedro Soares, 7800-295 Beja, Portugal

5. Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Horvaćanski Zavoj 15, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

6. Sports and Recreation Centre, Cracow University of Technology, Ul. Kamienna 17, 30-001 Kraków, Poland

7. Mine Vaganti N.G.O., Via del Vicolo del Fiore Bianco, 13/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy

8. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy

9. Spor Elcileri Dernegi (SPELL), Yakinca Mh. Kenan Işık Cad. No: 14 Yeşilyurt, 44915 Malatya, Türkiye

10. Middle School Üzümlü, İnönü Univierstiy Hayriye Basdemir, İnönü Ünv. Merkez, 44000 Malatya, Türkiye

11. Northern Greece Physical Education Teachers’ Association (EGVE), Proxenou Koromila 51, 546 22 Thessaloniki, Greece

12. CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal

13. ISAMB, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between objective physical activity and sedentary behaviour with seasonality among a sample of older adults living in four European countries. Methods: A sample of 169 older adults living in Croatia, Greece, Portugal, and Poland (mean age = 72.2 ± 6.0, 68% female) had valid objective physical activity and sedentary behaviour data collected in different seasons of the year: spring and autumn/winter. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour were collected with accelerometers (ActiGraph, GT3X), over 7 consecutive days, in both periods. A valid record was defined as at least two weekdays and one weekend day with 10 hours of wearing time. Analyses were performed with IBM SPSS 28.0, using t-test, ANOVA, and binary logistic regressions. Results: Most older adults from the four countries met the physical activity guidelines in spring and autumn/winter. No significant variations were found across seasons for sedentary behaviour and physical activity both for light and vigorous intensity, regardless of sex, country, education, and body mass index (BMI). A decline in moderate physical activity intensity from spring to autumn/winter was found for those with lower education and higher BMI. Conclusion: The promotion of physical activity must be considered in programs to promote healthy aging throughout the year, especially considering the moderate intensity and those populations with higher BMI and lower educational levels.

Funder

ERASMUS+ program of the European Commission

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management

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