Prevalence and Predictors of Physical Inactivity in a Slum in Brazil

The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of physical inactivity and examine the role of potential predictors in a very low-income adult population in a slum located in Recife city, northeast of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,176 subjects aged 20–60 years residing i...

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Published in:Journal of urban health 2011-02, Vol.88 (1), p.168-175
Main Authors: Alves, João Guilherme Bezerra, Figueiroa, José Natal, Alves, Lucas Victor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Brazil - epidemiology
Chronic Disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiology
Exercise
Female
Health Informatics
Humans
Low income groups
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Motor Activity
Poisson Distribution
Population studies
Poverty
Prevalence
Public Health
Risk Factors
Sedentary Lifestyle
Slums
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of physical inactivity and examine the role of potential predictors in a very low-income adult population in a slum located in Recife city, northeast of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,176 subjects aged 20–60 years residing in a slum. Using the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, 307 (26.1%) study participants—97 (23.8%) men and 210 (27.3%) women—have a low physical activity score (MET-minutes per week). Increased age was associated with physical inactivity only in people without overweight/obesity. Low physical activity was less common (i.e., respondents were more active) than in other Brazilian population-based studies. These results suggest that the relationship between physical activity and socioeconomic level is more complex and depends on the internal characteristics of the community.
ISSN:1099-3460
1468-2869
DOI:10.1007/s11524-010-9531-8