Abstract

GARCIA PEREZ, Rosa M.; GARCIA ROCHE, René G.; PEREZ JIMENEZ, Dianelys  and  BONET GORBEA, Mariano. Sedentary lifestyle and its association with health-related quality of life: Cuba, 2001. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 2007, vol.45, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3003.

Physically active lifestyle improves the feelings of general welfare and health, being sedentary lifestyle one of the modifiable risk factors of highest prevalence in general population. The health-relative quality of life explores perception of the individual about his health and the impact of health interventions; this prompted the description of the health-relative quality of life in sedentary and non-sedentary people in Cuba . Absolute numbers, percentages and confidence intervals were estimated. Being a sedentary person leads to a significant reduction of the optimal health-relative quality of life. Among men with optimal health-relative quality of life, the ratio of non sedentary to sedentary men was higher, but this ratio was different in women due to other factors that were not controlled. As age increases, the number of persons with optimal health-relative quality of life for non-sedentary and sedentary lifestyles lowers significantly. Because of their additional activity, the non-sedentary people exhibited higher percentage of optimal health-relative quality of life than sedentary persons on account of their main activity.

Keywords : Quality of life; health; physical activity; sedentary lifestyle; health surveys..