Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Original research Socio-demographic patterning of self-reported physical activity and sitting time in Latin American countries: findings from ELANS |
| Authors: |
Gerson Luis de Moraes Ferrari, Irina Kovalskys, Mauro Fisberg, Georgina Gómez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés Sanabria, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Rossina Gabriella Pareja Torres, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Ioná Zalcman Zimberg, Viviana Guajardo, Michael Pratt, Abby C. King, Dirceu Solé, on behalf of the ELANS Study Group |
| Source: |
BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2019. |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Epidemiology, Physical activity, Sitting time, Self-report, Public health, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Low levels of physical activity (PA) and prolonged sitting time (ST) increase the risk of non-communicable diseases and mortality, and can be influenced by socio-demographic characteristics. The aim of this study was to use self-report data to characterise socio-demographic patterns of PA and ST in eight Latin American countries. Methods Data were obtained from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS), a household population-based, multi-national, cross-sectional survey (n = 9218, aged 15–65 years), collected from September 2014 to February 2015. Transport and leisure PA and ST were assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire–long version. Overall and country-specific mean and median levels of time spent in transport and leisure PA and ST were compared by sex, age, socioeconomic and education level. Results Mean levels of transport and leisure PA were 220.3 min/week (ranging from 177.6 min/week in Venezuela to 275.3 min/week in Costa Rica) and 316.4 min/week (ranging from 272.1 min/week in Peru to 401.4 min/week in Ecuador). Transport and leisure PA were higher (p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2458 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12889-019-8048-7 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/954b180847b646919ee42f52ba8860fc |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.954b180847b646919ee42f52ba8860fc |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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