Joint Association between Sedentary Time and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity with Obesity Risk in Adults from Latin America

Eduardo Rossato de Victo, Mauro Fisberg, Dirceu Solé, Irina Kovalskys, Georgina Gómez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortes, Martha Cecilia Yépez-Garcia, Rossina Pareja, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Clemens Drenowatz, Diego Christofaro, Timoteo Araujo, Danilo Silva and Gerson Ferrari ()
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Eduardo Rossato de Victo: Disciplina de Alergia, Imunologia Clínica e Reumatologia do Departamento de Pediatria da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
Mauro Fisberg: Centro de Excelência em Nutrição e Dificuldades Alimentares (CENDA), Instituto Pensi, Fundação José Luiz Egydio Setubal, Hospital Infantil Sabará, São Paulo 01228-200, Brazil
Dirceu Solé: Disciplina de Alergia, Imunologia Clínica e Reumatologia do Departamento de Pediatria da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
Irina Kovalskys: Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires C1107, Argentina
Georgina Gómez: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa Rica
Attilio Rigotti: Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago 8330024, Chile
Lilia Yadira Cortes: Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
Martha Cecilia Yépez-Garcia: Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito 17-1200-841, Ecuador
Rossina Pareja: Instituto de Investigación Nutricional, Lima 15026, Peru
Marianella Herrera-Cuenca: Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo, Universidad Central de Venezuela (CENDES-UCV)/Fundación Bengoa, Caracas 1053, Venezuela
Clemens Drenowatz: Division of Sport, Physical Activity and Health, University of Education Upper Austria, 4020 Linz, Austria
Diego Christofaro: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente 01049-010, Brazil
Timoteo Araujo: Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas, São Paulo 03021-000, Brazil
Danilo Silva: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, Brazil
Gerson Ferrari: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia 7500912, Chile

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: Recent studies have shown various relationships between physical activity and the incidence of obesity, but this study critically explored the association of sedentary time (ST) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with obesity risk in adults from eight Latin American countries. ST and MVPA were assessed with accelerometers and stratified into 16 joint categories. Multivariate logistic regression models were used. The obesity risk indicators evaluated were body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and neck circumference (NC). Quartile 4 of ST and ≥300 min/week of MVPA was associated with lower odds of BMI compared to quartile 1 of ST and ≥300 min/week of MVPA. Quartile 1 of ST and 150–299 min/week of MVPA, quartile 1 of ST and 76–149 min/week MVPA, quartile 3 of ST and 76–149 min/week MVPA, and quartiles 1, 2, and 3 of ST with 0–74 min/week MVPA were associated with higher odds of high WC compared to quartile 1 of ST and ≥300 min/week of MVPA. Quartile 3 of ST and 150–299 min/week of MVPA, quartiles 1 and 3 of ST and 76–149 min/week of MVPA, and quartile 1 of ST and 0–74 min/week MVPA were associated with higher NC compared to quartile 1 of ST and ≥300 min/week of MVPA. This study suggests that achieving the MVPA recommendations will likely protect against obesity, regardless of ST.

Keywords: sitting time; sedentary behavior; obesity; physical activity; South America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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