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Body image, according to the definition by Ledoux et al.(1) is “the systematic, cognitive, affective, conscious, and unconscious representation that people have concerning their bodies during their biological development and throughout their social relationships”.Objective:To determine the prevalence of body image satisfaction (BIS) and its relationship with sociodemographic, functional and clinical aspects in older adults.Methods:A cross-sectional, analytical and prospective study of a random sample of older adults from all health districts of Porto Alegre (30 health units) was conducted. The following aspects were studied: sociodemographic data (sex, age, marital status and education), BIS (Stunkard’s scale), functional tests (30 seconds Sit/Stand Test, time to walk 10m, Handgrip Strength - HGS), physical activity (Minnesota Questionnaire) and cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination).Results:Most of the 532 participants were dissatisfied with their body image (92.5%), particularly the women (71.7%). After Binary Logistic Regression (6 steps), BIS predictors were: high scores for the Sit/Stand (OR: 1.13; p=0.013), higher HGS (OR: 1.06; p=0.049), shorter time engaged in physical activity (OR: 0.77; p<0.001).Conclusion:The prevalence of BIS was low and most of the variables analyzed bore no relation to BIS. Notwithstanding, a relationship was found with greater HGS, higher Sit/Stand score and less time engaged in physical activity. Given the scarcity of studies on this subject, our study furthers the knowledge on how body image affects this population group.

Objective: to determine the prevalence of body image satisfaction in elderly subjects, as well as its relationship with nutritional status, anthropometric indicators and quality of life. Method: a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study was carried out with elderly individuals from Primary Care units (Family Health Strategy) from all the health districts of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The variables studied were: sociodemographic (gender; age; marital status and schooling), anthropometric (weight; height; body mass index; arm, calf, waist and hip circumference; waist-hip ratio and triceps skinfold), nutritional (Mini Nutritional Assessment), and clinical (quality of life; body image satisfaction). The Stunkard Silhouettes Scale, the Mini Nutritional Assessment and the Flanagan quality of life scale were applied. For data analysis, logistic regression (five steps) was performed with the Conditional Backward method. Results: a total of 532 elderly users (68.96 (7.14) years) were evaluated, mostly women (64.8%) who were dissatisfied with their body image (71.7%). The predictors of body image satisfaction were: eutrophic/underweight body mass index, eutrophy/insufficient arm circumference, and higher mean quality of life scores. Conclusion: in general, a low prevalence of body image satisfaction was identified among the elderly. Subjects with lower body mass index, smaller arm circumference measures and better quality of life had a greater chance of being satisfied with their body image.

OBJETIVO: Estudar a possível relação entre qualidade de vida e características sociodemográficas, antropométricas, funcionais e de atividade física em idosos da Estratégia Saúde da Família de Porto Alegre (RS). MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal e analítico com idosos (≥ 60 anos). Os dados foram coletados de forma prospectiva em amostra aleatória de 30 unidades de saúde. As variáveis pesquisadas foram: sociodemográficas (idade, estado civil, escolaridade); antropométricas (peso, altura, índice de massa corporal); e funcionais (velocidade de marcha, força de preensão manual, teste senta/levanta). Foi aplicada a escala de qualidade de vida de Flanagan e o questionário de Minnesota de atividade física e de lazer para o nível de atividade física. Analisaram-se os dados utilizando regressão logística pelo método backward conditional. RESULTADOS: Entre os 577 idosos avaliados (68,5 ± 6,4 anos; 63,7% mulheres), a qualidade de vida de 87% foi classificada como alta. No modelo multivariado inicial (saturado), foram consideradas variáveis preditoras de qualidade de vida: sexo, convivência marital, tempo gasto para caminhar 10 m, escore do teste senta/ levanta, força de preensão manual e atividade física moderada, intensa e total. O modelo final (seis etapas) foi composto de quatro variáveis: conviver maritalmente, maior escore do teste senta/levanta, maior força de preensão manual e prática de atividade física intensa. CONCLUSÃO: Conforme observado, a alta qualidade de vida relacionou-se a idosos que convivem maritalmente, apresentam maior força de membros superiores e inferiores e despendem mais tempo na prática de atividade física intensa. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: qualidade de vida; idoso; atividade física; atenção primária à saúde.

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