Epidemiology of leisure-time physical activities among adults from Southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Dumith, Samuel C.¹  Gigante, Denise P.¹  Domingues, Marlos R.¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil

关键词: Motor activity;    Exercise;    Sport;    Leisure activities;    Epidemiology;    Health promotion;    Cross-sectional study;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2009000400014

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES:To describe types of leisure-time physical activities and to analyze the profileof their practitioners.
METHODS: Cross-sectional population-based survey comprising individualsaged 20 years or over, resident in Pelotas, Brazil. The outcome was the typeof leisure physical activity performed in the week before the interview. Crudeand adjusted associations with demographic and socioeconomic characteristicsand with body mass index (BMI) were conducted through chi-square and Poissonregression, respectively.
RESULTS: Overall, 3,136 individuals were interviewed, of which 1,239(40%) reported performing some leisure-time physical activity, correspondingto the denominator of this study. The great majority (91%) performed only onephysical activity. Walking was the most practiced, being reported by 57% ofthose engaged in some physical activity. The following most frequent activitieswere: soccer (14%), cycling (13%), weight lifting (8%), and gymnastics (6%).Median of weekly frequency was 3 days, while median of daily duration was 60minutes. More than a half (56%) reported performing physical activity with moderate-to-vigorousintensity. However, only 30% achieved the guidelines for adults and elderly.When the period of practice was considered, 53% were engaged in leisure physicalactivity for more than six months. The most common motivation was health reasons.
CONCLUSIONS: Less than half of the investigated population was engagedin leisure-time physical activity. Walking was the most frequent modality forevery examined group. Differences in the demographic and socioeconomic profilewere observed according to the type of physical activity.

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