| dc.description.abstract | Objective: The main purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of obesity on Quality of Life (QOL) in the elderly of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Matherial and methods: Setting: participants of the Health Leisure and Social Integration Project (AHLSIP) at the Miécimo da Silva Sport Center in Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Design: This research is qualitative - quantitative.
Participants: Volunteers (144) with a mean age of 68.03±2.29, physically active and of both genders, participants of the Health Leisure and Social Integration Project (AHLSIP) at the Miécimo da Silva Sport Center in Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro. Measurements: In the assessment of body composition, the variables used as determinants of overweight/obesity and cardiovascular risk were body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (CC), using the protocol and the WHO reference for the elderly (WHO, 2004). And in the assessment of QOL it was used the WHOQOL-OLD.
Results: We observed a significant association between Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) and the QOL Total Score (P<0.05),
showing that individuals with low WHR values had the highest levels of physical activity. We also observed a significant association (P <0.05) between Body Mass Index (BMI) and facet 1 from QOL (P =0,01).
Conclusion: The variables BMI and WHR used in the assessment of body composition as indicators of obesity and risk of body fat distribution have an influence on QOL of aged individuals. | pt_BR |
