Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviour as Discriminant Criterion for Frailty in Older Adults

Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviour as Discriminant Criterion for Frailty in Older Adults

This paper aims to analyse whether time spent in sedentary behaviour was a discriminant criterion for frailty in older adults. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a sample of 457 elderly individuals aged ≥60 years. Frailty was defined as the presence of three or more of the followin...

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Main Authors: Venicius Dantas da Silva, Sheilla Tribess, Joilson Meneguci, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Douglas de Assis Teles Santos, José Ailton Oliveira Carneiro, Jair Sindra Virtuoso Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
sedentary behaviour
frailty
roc curve
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/7/1336

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