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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
The association between difficulty seeing and physical activity among 17,777 adults residing in Spain
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 16, No. 21, Article 4267, Year 2019
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Description
This is the first representative population-based study exploring the association between difficulty seeing (i.e., low vision) and physical activity in Spain. Cross-sectional data from the Spanish National Health Survey 2017 were analysed (n = 17,777, ≥15 years; 52% females). Difficulty seeing was self-reported in response to the question “Do you have difficulty seeing?” The international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) short form was used to measure level of physical activity. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess associations overall and by age group (15–49, 50–64, ≥65 years). Covariates included in the analysis were sex, age, education, marital status, use of glasses or contact lenses, cataracts, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, smoking and alcohol consumption. The overall prevalence of difficulty seeing was 11%, and the overall prevalence of participating in less than 600 metabolic equivalent (MET)-min/week of physical activity was 30.2%. After adjustment for covariates, difficulty seeing was associated with significantly higher odds of performing less than 600 MET-min/week of physical activity with the odds ratio (OR) = 1.222 (95% confidence interval = 1.099–1.357). Considering the impact on health and quality of life due to reduced physical activity in people with difficulty seeing, at least 600 MET-min/week of physical activity should be promoted to this population. © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Authors & Co-Authors
López Sánchez, Guillermo Felipe
Spain, Murcia
Universidad de Murcia
Grabovac, Igor
Austria, Vienna
Medizinische Universität Wien
Pizzol, Damiano
Unknown Affiliation
Yang, Lin
Canada, Edmonton
Alberta Health Services
Smith, Lee
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Anglia Ruskin University
Statistics
Citations: 20
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3390/ijerph16214267
ISSN:
16617827
Research Areas
Disability
Noncommunicable Diseases
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Female