Description

Taking into account that nutritional status, level of physical activity and physical condition are determining factors in the quality of life of the elderly, it is important to find their relationship, to better understand these aspects in the aging processes and, based on this, generate interdisciplinary intervention programs. Objective: to determine the possible relationship between the nutritional status and the level of physical activity and physical condition of older adults from Special Programs of Comfamiliar Nariño. Methodology: cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational study, with a quantitative paradigm. Results: the female sex has a percentage of 83% in the nutritional state; shows a risk of malnutrition with 52%; the moderate level of physical activity predominates with 77%; the regular level of physical condition occurred in 61%; a statistically significant association was found between nutritional status and physical condition with a p value of 0.04. Conclusions: the elderly from the Comfamiliar de Nariño group have an unhealthy nutritional status and perform little physical activity, which influences their physical condition.