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Title: | Leisure-time physical activity and sports in the Brazilian population: A social disparity analysis |
Authors: | LIMA, Margareth Guimaraes; MALTA, Deborah Carvalho; MONTEIRO, Camila Nascimento; SOUSA, Neuciani Ferreira da Silva; STOPA, Sheila Rizzato; MEDINA, Lhais de Paula Barbosa; BARROS, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo |
Citation: | PLOS ONE, v.14, n.12, article ID e0225940, 11p, 2019 |
Abstract: | Objectives To estimate the prevalence of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) or sports in the Brazilian population according to demographic and income variables. Methods Data from 60,202 Brazilian individuals (18 years and over) were analyzed, belonging to the National Health Survey 2013 sample. The prevalence of different modalities of LTPA and sports was estimated according to age, sex, skin color and income. The adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated by Poisson regression. Results Of every thousand Brazilians, 695 do not practice LTPA or sports. Walking is the most practiced LTPA (98/1000), followed by soccer (68/1000) and weight training (45/1000). For poor and black men, the most frequent LTPA was soccer, and, for women, gymnastics and walking. The prevalence of weight training and gymnastics was higher for white people compared with black people. All LTPA practices were more prevalent in individuals with higher income, except for soccer. Running on a treadmill and weight training had, respectively, 24.7 and 6.4 times higher prevalence in the richer quartile. Conclusions The study allowed identifying the type of LTPA and sport reported as the most frequent by the Brazilian population according to age, sex, skin color, and income, detecting strong social disparities in these practices. |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/Outros Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/39 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - ODS/10 |
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