Physical activity barriers according to social stratification in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyse relationships of social stratification on physical activity (PA) prevalence and barriers in the European population.

Methods

Data were retrieved from Eurobarometer 88.4, a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2017 with 28,031 over 15-year-old inhabitants of the European Union. PA prevalence was calculated along with the probability to be physically inactive by social stratification. Logistic regressions were run in the inactive population to show the social class effect on each barrier adjusted by sociodemographic factors employing a propensity score matched method.

Results

Low social class presented higher inactivity prevalence (43.11%), whilst the high social class reported the lowest prevalence (23.30%). Also, the low (OR 0.52; 95% CI 0.47-0.58

SUBMITTER: Moreno-Llamas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7521567 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature