Physical Activity and Multimorbidity Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between physical activity (PA) and multimorbidity in community-dwelling older adults.

Data Source: A systematic review and meta-analysis in the following databases: Pubmed, Lilacs, Scielo, Web of Science, Scopus, and AgeLine.

Study Inclusion And Exclusion Criteria: It included observational studies investigating the association between physical activity and multimorbidity, with older adults, published until May 2021.

NCD behavioral risk factors and mortality among older adults in Brazil.

Backgrounds & Aims: Literature shows that the most studied concurrent risk factors for mortality in elderly individuals are smoking, inadequate diet, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity. The combination of such habits can increase from 3 to 11 times the chance of death. To measure the association between concurrence of behavioral risk factors (BRF) for non-communicable diseases (NCD's) and mortality up to three years among the elderly.