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The Association between Di culty Seeing and Physical Activity among 17,777 Adults Residing in Spain

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dc.contributor.authorLópez Sánchez, Guillermo Felipe
dc.contributor.authorGrabovac,Igor
dc.contributor.authorPizzol, Damiano
dc.contributor.authorYang, Lin
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Lee
dc.contributor.departmentCiencias Sociosanitarias
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-02T11:44:17Z
dc.date.available2026-03-02T11:44:17Z
dc.date.copyright© 2019 by the authors.
dc.date.issued2019-11-03
dc.description.abstractThis 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
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dc.identifier.citationLópez-Sánchez, G. F., Grabovac, I., Pizzol, D., Yang, L., & Smith, L. (2019). The Association between Difficulty Seeing and Physical Activity among 17,777 Adults Residing in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(21), 4267. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214267
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214267
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/217141
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationG.F.L.S. is funded by the Seneca Foundation—Agency for Science and Technology of the Region of Murcia, Spain. 20390/PD/17.
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/21/4267
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectVision problems
dc.subjectDiabetic eye disease
dc.subjectPhysical activity
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subject.odsObjetivo 3: Salud
dc.titleThe Association between Di culty Seeing and Physical Activity among 17,777 Adults Residing in Spain
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