Quality of life related to users of a communitary health program of phycal activity

Abstract

Introduction: In Colombia there are few studies that show the relationship between. Health and Quality of life (HRQOL) in physical activity programs (PA). Objetive: To determinate the HRQOL perception among user of a PA program in Colombia town. Methodology: transversal, descriptive study; socio-demographic variables evaluated: cardio-vascular risk factors, level of PA and HRQOL perception. The analysis realized were univariate, bivariate (U of Mann - whitney and Kruskal Wallis) and exploratory multivariate (lineal regression) and the statistical significance P<0,05. Results: 1076 participants were included, average 56,6 years of age SD 12,8; 88.3% were women. The HRQOL scores varied between 65 and 70,2 with lower scores in the enviroment dimension and higher scores in the physical. The variables associated were; pshysical dimension (to be a man, adult, low education, unemployed, smoker); social dimension (to live in a rural area, low education, unemployed and obesity in percentage of fat). Conclusion: The HRQOL perception declined with socio-demographic variables as to be a man, an adult, to have a low education, to be an unemployed and to be smoker; high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus affect the physical and psychological dimension