Sociodemographic inequities and active transportation in adults from Latin America: an eight-country observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Active transportation is a crucial sort of physical activity for developing sustainable environments and provides essential health benefits. This is particularly important in Latin American countries because they present the highest burden of non-communicable diseases relative to other worldwide regions. This study aimed to examine the patterns of active transportation and its association with sociodemographic inequities in Latin American countries.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted in eight countries. Participants (n = 8547, 18-65 years) self-reported their active transportation (walking, cycling, and total) using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Sex, age, ethnicity, socioeconomic level, education level, public and private transpo

SUBMITTER: Ferrari G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390191 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature