Leisure-time physical activity in the vicinity of Academias da Cidade Program in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: the impact of a health promotion program on the community

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Amanda Paula Fernandes¹  Amanda Cristina De Souza Andrade¹  Cynthia Graciane Carvalho Ramos¹  Amélia Augusta De Lima Friche¹  Maria Angélica De Salles Dias¹  César Coelho Xavier¹  Fernando Augusto Proietti¹  Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa¹ 

关键词: Leisure Activities;    Motor Activity;    Program Evaluation;    Urban Health;    Actividades Recreativas;    Actividad Motora;    Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud;    Salud Urbana;    Atividades de Lazer;    Atividade Motora;    Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde;    Saúde Urbana;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0102-311X00104514

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Abstract This study analyzed leisure-time physical activity among 1,621 adults who were non-users of the Academias da Cidade Program in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, but who lived in the vicinity of a fitness center in operation (exposed Group I) or in the vicinity of two sites reserved for future installation of centers (control Groups II and III). The dependent variable was leisure-time physical activity, and linear distance from the households to the fitness centers was the exposure variable, categorized in radial buffers: < 500m; 500-1,000m; and 1,000-1,500m. Binary logistic regression was performed with the Generalized Estimation Equations method. Residents living within < 500m of the fitness center gave better ratings to the physical environment when compared to those living in the 1,000 and 1,500m buffers and showed higher odds of leisure-time physical activity (OR = 1.16; 95%CI: 1.03-1.30), independently of socio-demographic factors; the same was not observed in the control groups (II and III). The findings suggests the program’s potential for influencing physical activity in the population living closer to the fitness center and thus provide a strategic alternative for mitigating inequalities in leisure-time physical activity.

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