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Socio-demographic Determinants of Low Physical Activity in Peruvian Adults: Results of a Population-based Survey Performed in 2017-2018

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of low physical activity (PA) in Peruvian adults and to identify associated factors. METHODS: An analytical study was performed using data from the 2017-2018 Nutritional Food Surveillance by Life Stages survey. The outcome varia...

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Autores principales: Hernández-Vásquez, Akram, Vargas-Fernández, Rodrigo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8655372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34875829
http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.21.418
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of low physical activity (PA) in Peruvian adults and to identify associated factors. METHODS: An analytical study was performed using data from the 2017-2018 Nutritional Food Surveillance by Life Stages survey. The outcome variable was low PA (yes or no), assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-short form. Prevalence ratios were estimated as a measure of association. RESULTS: Among the 1045 persons included in the analysis, the age-standardized prevalence of low PA was 61.9%. The adjusted model showed that being female and migrating from a rural to an urban area in the last 5 years were associated with a higher probability of having low PA than males and individuals who had not migrated, while residing in rural highlands and jungle areas was associated with a reduced probability of having low PA compared to people residing in other geographic domains. CONCLUSIONS: Being a female and migration from a rural to an urban area in the last 5 years were associated with a higher likelihood of having low PA. Therefore, promotion and prevention strategies related to PA are required, especially in the female and migrant populations.