A Descriptive and Analytical Observation of the Influence of Physical Activity on the Depression of the Elderly for Healthy Aging

Abstract

The hypothesis test, Pearson's chi-square presented that the differences found between the active and sedentary groups are significant, with 94.4%of certainty. A sample with a university degree (75.4%), practicing physical activity (84%) without depression (80.6%) underlines the certainty that the educational level and physical activity directly influence the depression of the older people