Relationship between Physical Activity and Medicine Use in the Spanish Population

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dc.contributor.authorDenche Zamorano, Ángel
dc.contributor.authorGarcia Gordillo, Miguel Ángel
dc.contributor.authorPastor Cisneros, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorContreras Barraza, Nicolás
dc.contributor.authorCarlos Vivas, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorColmenarez Mendoza, Alexis
dc.contributor.authorAdsuar Sala, José Carmelo
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-05T15:55:45Z
dc.date.available2023-07-05T15:55:45Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.descriptionIndexación: Scopus.es
dc.description.abstractHealth care costs in first world populations are rising, partly due to increased use of medicines. Sedentary lifestyles and global demographic ageing have contributed to this. A physically more active population could reduce the use of medicines. The aim is to analyse the relationships between physical activity level (PAL) and medication use in the Spanish population, by sexes and age groups. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 17,199 participants, from the Spanish National Health Survey 2017. A study of normality: Normality was studied using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. A descriptive analysis was performed to characterise the sample. Non-parametric statistical tests were used: chi-square statistics (ordinal variables) and a Mann–Whitney U test (continuous variables) to analyse intergroup differences. A correlation study was carried out—Spearman’s rho—between medication use and PAL. A multiple binary logistic regression was performed, taking medication use as the dependent variable and PAL, sex, age and social class, as independent variables. Two-sided p-values ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Relationships were found between PAL and the use of medication (p < 0.001). Performing moderate and/or vigorous PA was related to a lower use of medication compared to just walking or being inactive (p < 0.05). Weak correlations were found between PAL and medication use (p < 0.001). People with a low physical activity level shown to be at higher risk of using medications. Conclusion: High levels of PA are related to lower medication use in the Spanish population. Among all population groups, physically inactive people had a higher prevalence of medication use. Future research is needed to establish causal relationships and to propose optimal physical activity doses for each population group. © 2022 by the authors.es
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/20/13615
dc.identifier.citationSustainability (Switzerland), Volume 14, Issue 20, October 2022, Article number 13615es
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su142013615
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/51397
dc.language.isoenes
dc.publisherMDPIes
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectHealthes
dc.subjectHealth care costses
dc.subjectMedicationes
dc.subjectPhysical activityes
dc.subjectAgees
dc.subjectHealth carees
dc.subjectMedicinees
dc.subjectPhysical activityes
dc.subjectRegressiones
dc.subjectWalkinges
dc.titleRelationship between Physical Activity and Medicine Use in the Spanish Populationes
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