Physical Inactivity

Prevalence and Associated Variables in Brazilian Adults

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23344178
AutoresPedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal (0000-0003-1470-6461, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Pedro Curi Hallal, Cesar G Victora (0000-0002-2465-2180, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), J Wells (0000-0003-0411-8025, MRC Human Nutrition Research), Jonathan Charles Kingdon Wells, ROS??NGELA COSTA LIMA, ROS NGELA COSTA LIMA (Universidade Federal de Pelotas)
Ano2003
Volume35
Fascículo11
Páginas1894-1900
Data de publicação2003-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0195-9131 • E-ISSN: 1530-0315
EditoraOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1249/01.mss.0000093615.33774.0e
PMID14600556
OpenAlexW1985869325
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas110
Referências citadas23

PURPOSE: To measure the prevalence of physical inactivity, and variables associated with it, in an adult southern Brazilian population. METHODS: Population-based cross-sectional study covering a multiple-stage sample of 3182 subjects aged 20 yr or more. Physical activity was assessed through the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), using home interviews with last-week recall. The questionnaire covers leisure, occupation, transportation, and housework activities. Physical inactivity was defined as fewer than 150 min.wk(-1) spent in moderate or vigorous physical activities. The time spent in vigorous activities was multiplied by two. RESULTS: The prevalence of physical inactivity was 41.1%. After multivariate analyses, inactivity was positively associated with age and socioeconomic status, and inversely associated with self-reported health status. Those with white skin color and women who live alone rather than with a partner were more likely to have physical inactivity. Body mass index showed a significant U-shaped relationship with inactivity among men. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of physical inactivity in this Brazilian adult population is high, even though lower than reported in studies of leisure-time activity alone in other populations. Studies in developing countries may be seriously biased if activities during labor, transportation, and housework are not assessed.

Body mass index · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Multivariate analysis · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Socioeconomic status · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Demography · Exercise and Physiological Responses · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Gerontology