Descriptive Epidemiology of Uruguayan Adults’ Leisure Time Physical Activity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | N | % | Low | Moderate | High |
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Sex | |||||
Male | 1507 | 42.8 (40.7–44.9) | 49.4 (46.1–52.6) | 19.3 (16.9–22.1) | 31.3 (28.4–34.4) |
Female | 2036 | 57.2 (55.1–59.4) | 62.9 (60.1–65.6) | 16.7 (14.8–18.9) | 20.4 (18.3–22.7) |
Age groups | |||||
15–24 | 471 | 18.6 (16.7–20.5) | 48.1 (42.5–53.6) | 21.1 (16.9–26.1) | 30.9 (26.2–36.1) |
25–34 | 503 | 17.4 (15.8–19.2) | 59.6 (54.2–64.8) | 14.8 (11.5–18.9) | 25.6 (21.3–30.5) |
35–44 | 470 | 16.5 (14.9–18.3) | 58.7 (53.1–64.2) | 17.5 (13.6–22.1) | 23.8 (19.5–28.7) |
45–54 | 498 | 15.0 (13.6–16.6) | 53.6 (48.1–58.9) | 18.6 (14.7–23.2) | 27.9 (23.3–33.0) |
55–64 | 590 | 14.1 (12.8–15.5) | 63.5 (58.4–68.3) | 15.5 (12.3–19.3) | 21.1 (17.1–25.7) |
65+ | 1011 | 18.4 (17.0–19.8) | 60.5 (56.5–64.3) | 18.9 (16.1–22.2) | 20.6 (17.4–24.2) |
Socioeconomic status | |||||
Q1 (poorest) | 715 | 15.3 (13.9–16.9) | 69.45 (64.4–74.1) | 13.05 (10.0–16.8) | 17.5 (13.8–22.0) |
Q2 | 699 | 17.1 (15.6–18.8) | 60.38 (55.3–65.2) | 20.08 (16.3–24.5) | 19.55 (15.8–24.0) |
Q3 | 728 | 20.4 (18.7–22.2) | 60.79 (56.2–65.2) | 17.82 (14.7–21.5) | 21.39 (17.9–25.4) |
Q4 | 698 | 22.7 (20.9–24.6) | 53.92 (49.3–58.5) | 13.95 (11.1–17.4) | 32.13 (28.0–36.5) |
Q5 (wealthiest) | 703 | 24.5 (22.6–26.4) | 46.92 (42.5–51.4) | 22.85 (19.4–26.8) | 30.23 (26.4–34.3) |
Educational level | |||||
Uncompleted primary | 69 | 1.6 (1.1–2.2) | 71.9 (54.4–84.6) | 17.1 (7.3–35.2) | 11.0 (4.3–25.4) |
Completed primary | 1784 | 46.5 (44.4–48.7) | 65.6 (62.5–68.5) | 14.3 (12.3–16.6) | 20.1 (17.6–22.9) |
Completed secondary | 981 | 29.3 (27.4–31.3) | 53.6 (49.7–57.5) | 17.0 (14.2–20.1) | 29.4 (26.0–33.0) |
Completed higher | 709 | 22.6 (20.9–24.4) | 43.2 (38.8–47.7) | 26.2 (22.4–30.4) | 30.6 (26.8–34.7) |
Total | 3543 | N/A | 57.1 (54.0–60.3) | 17.8 (16.3–19.5) | 25.1 (23.3–27.0) |
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Brazo-Sayavera, J.; Mielke, G.I.; Olivares, P.R.; Jahnecka, L.; Crochemore M. Silva, I. Descriptive Epidemiology of Uruguayan Adults’ Leisure Time Physical Activity. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071387
Brazo-Sayavera J, Mielke GI, Olivares PR, Jahnecka L, Crochemore M. Silva I. Descriptive Epidemiology of Uruguayan Adults’ Leisure Time Physical Activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(7):1387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071387
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrazo-Sayavera, Javier, Gregore I. Mielke, Pedro R. Olivares, Luciano Jahnecka, and Inacio Crochemore M. Silva. 2018. "Descriptive Epidemiology of Uruguayan Adults’ Leisure Time Physical Activity" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 7: 1387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071387