Factores asociados a sedentarismo en Chile: evidencia de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2009-2010 / Correlates of sedentary behaviors in Chile: evidence from the National Health Survey 2009-2010
Rev. méd. Chile
; 146(1): 22-31, ene. 2018. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Sedentary behaviors are one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.Aim:
To identify factors associated with high sedentary behaviors in the Chilean population. Material andMethods:
We included 5,040 participants from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009-2010. Physical activity level and sedentary behavior (sitting time) were measured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ v2). Highly sedentary behaviors were determined as > 4 hours per day of sitting time. Logistic regression was used to identify correlates of highly sedentary behavior.Results:
Forty seven percent of the study population reported spending more than 4 hours per day sitting. The prevalence was higher in women. The main factors associated with high sedentary behavior were high income levels (Odds ratio (OR)1.91 [95% Confidence intervals (CI1.61-2.27]); being woman (OR1.39 [95% CI1.24-1.56]) having central obesity (OR1.15 [95% CI1.02-1.30]), being physically inactive (OR2.35 [95% CI2.06-2.68]), and living in an urban area (OR1.92 [95% CI1.63-2.26]). Other factors associates with high sedentary behavior were being smoker, having a television set, computer and private car at their homes. Participants reporting a poor self-reported health and wellbeing and those with diabetes or metabolic syndrome were more likely to be highly sedentary.Conclusions:
The main factors associated with high levels of sedentary behavior are socio-demographic issues, lifestyles and health status.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Ejercicio Físico
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Conducta Sedentaria
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Actividad Motora
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2018
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Article