Contribution of individual and environmental factors to physical activity level among Spanish adults

Lack of physical activity (PA) is a major risk for chronic disease and obesity. The main aims of the present study were to identify individual and environmental factors independently associated with PA and examine the relative contribution of these factors to PA level in Spanish adults. A population...

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Published in:PloS one 2012-06, Vol.7 (6), p.e38693-e38693
Main Authors: Serrano-Sanchez, José Antonio, Lera-Navarro, Angela, Dorado-García, Cecilia, González-Henriquez, Juan José, Sanchis-Moysi, Joaquin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Aged
Analysis
Behavior
Bivariate analysis
Chronic diseases
Chronic illnesses
Cognitive ability
Cognitive models
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data processing
Demographic variables
Demographics
Ecological risk assessment
Effectiveness
Environmental factors
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Female
Health risks
Humans
Influence
Interviews
Logistic Models
Male
Medical research
Medicine
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Neighborhoods
Obesity
Obesity - physiopathology
Perceptions
Physical activity
Physical education
Population
Public health
Random sampling
Regression analysis
Risk
Risk Factors
Rural environments
Sampling methods
Self Efficacy
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Social Environment
Spain
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Towns
Young Adult
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Summary:Lack of physical activity (PA) is a major risk for chronic disease and obesity. The main aims of the present study were to identify individual and environmental factors independently associated with PA and examine the relative contribution of these factors to PA level in Spanish adults. A population-based cross-sectional sample of 3,000 adults (18-75 years old) from Gran Canaria (Spain) was selected using a multistage stratified random sampling method. The participants were interviewed at home using a validated questionnaire to assess PA as well as individual and environmental factors. The data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression. One demographic variable (education), two cognitive (self-efficacy and perceived barriers), and one social environmental (organized format) were independently associated with PA in both genders. Odds ratios ranged between 1.76-2.07 in men and 1.35-2.50 in women (both p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0038693