Sedentary Behavior among Male and Female Older Adults: Demographic and gender study in West Java

摘要

The purpose of this review is to describe sedentary behavior differences among male and female older adults. The studies reviewed were limited to 277 older adults (> 60 years old) who are willing to be interviewed and fill in the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form Indonesian version. From the IPAQ data, the only average sitting time spent in one day is processed. The result show there was differences between male and female adults on sedentary behavior (p=.000). Female older adult reported an average of more sedentary behavior than male. These findings require further in-depth study.