The level of physical activity as an intervening factor in the cognitive state of primary care older adults/O nivel de atividade fisica como um fator interveniente no estado cognitivo de idosos da atencao basica a saude

This study proposed to evaluate the level of physical activity and the cognitive state of elderly users of Primary Care Facilities (UBS) of the Municipality of Maringa, State of Parana, Brazil. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, epidemiological study with 654 elderly men and women UBS users. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) were employed. Data was analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Chi -square, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney "U" tests, with a significance level of p