Factores asociados a inactividad física en Chile: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2009-2010

Background: Physical inactivity is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Aim: To identify factors associated with physical inactivity in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: Participants from the Chilean Health Survey (5,133 individuals) were included in this study. Physical activit...

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Published in:Revista medíca de Chile 2017-10, Vol.145 (10), p.1259-1267
Main Authors: Díaz-Martínez, Ximena, Garrido, Alexis, Martínez, María Adela, Leiva, Ana María, Álvarez, Cristian, Ramírez-Campillo, Rodrigo, Cristi-Montero, Carlos, Rodríguez, Fernando, Salas-Bravo, Carlos, Durán, Eliana, Abraña, Ana María, Valdivia-Moral, Pedro, Zagalaz, María Luisa, Aguilar-Farías, Nicolás, Celis-Morales, Carlos A.
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Language:eng ; por
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MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
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Summary:Background: Physical inactivity is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Aim: To identify factors associated with physical inactivity in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: Participants from the Chilean Health Survey (5,133 individuals) were included in this study. Physical activity was measured using the Global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ). Physical inactivity was defined as < 600 MET. min.week−1 of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity. Logistic regression was used to identify correlates of physical inactivity. Results: The main finding of this study were that women (odds ratio (OR): 1.51 [95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.32-1.72]) were more likely to be inactive compared to men and that older adults were more likely to be inactive than their younger or middle age counterparts (OR: 3.06 [95% CI: 2.45-3.82]). Other correlates of physical inactivity were individuals with obesity (OR: 1.43 [95% CI: 1.20-1.70]), diabetes (OR: 1.96 [95% CI: 1.61-2.38]), hypertension (OR: 1.72 [95% CI: 1.50-1.97]), metabolic syndrome (OR: 1.42 [95% IC: 1.18-1.70]), a low education level (OR: 1.26 [95% CI: 1.06-1.49]) and higher levels of sedentary behavior (OR: 2.77 [95% CI: 2.36-3.25]). Conclusions: Women, older people and sedentary subjects with chronic non-transmissible conditions are at higher risk of being physically inactive.
ISSN:0034-9887
DOI:10.4067/S0034-98872017001001259