Social context of neighborhood and socioeconomic status on leisure-time physical activity in a Brazilian urban center: The BH Health Study

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Amanda Cristina De Souza Andrade¹  Sérgio Viana Peixoto¹  Amélia Augusta De Lima Friche¹  Janaína Lavalli Goston¹  Cibele Comini César¹  César Coelho Xavier¹  Fernando Augusto Proietti¹  Ana V. Diez Roux¹  Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa¹ 

关键词: Motor Activity;    Leisure Activities;    Environment;    Urban Health;    Atividade Motora;    Atividades de Lazer;    Meio Ambiente;    Saúde Urbana;    Actividad Motora;    Actividades Recreativas;    Ambiente;    Salud Urbana;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0102-311X00069514

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Abstract This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of leisure-time physical activity and investigate its association with contextual characteristics of the social and physical environment in different socioeconomic statuses, using a household survey in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (2008-2009). Leisure-time physical activity was measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire; and the social and physical environment by scales arising from perception of neighborhood attributes. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was performed separately for each socioeconomic status stratum. The overall prevalence of leisure-time physical activity was 30.2%, being 20.2% amongst participants of low socioeconomic status, 25.4% in the medium and 40.6% in the high socioeconomic status group. A greater perception of social cohesion was associated with increased leisure-time physical activity only amongst participants of the lowest socioeconomic status even after adjusting for individual characteristics. The results demonstrate the importance of social cohesion for the promotion of leisure-time physical activity in economically disadvantaged groups, supporting the need to stimulate interventions for enhancing social relationships in this population.

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