Macroeconomic, demographic and human developmental correlates of physical activity and sitting time among South American adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our aim was to investigate the association of macroeconomic, human development, and demographic factors with different domains of physical activity and sitting time among South American adults.

Methods

We used data from nationally representative samples in Argentina (n = 26,932), Brazil (n = 52,490), Chile (n = 3866), Colombia (n = 14,208), Ecuador (n = 19,883), Peru (n = 8820), and Uruguay (n = 2403). Our outcomes included leisure time (≥150 min/week), transport (≥10 min/week), occupational (≥10 min/week), and total (≥150 min/week) physical activity, as well as sitting time (≥4 h/day), which were collected through self-reported questionnaires. As exposures, gross domestic product, total population, population density, and human development index indicators from t

SUBMITTER: Werneck AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7737374 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature