Contribution of Individual and Environmental Factors to Physical Activity Level among Spanish Adults

José Antonio Serrano-Sanchez, Angela Lera-Navarro, Cecilia Dorado-García, Juan José González-Henriquez and Joaquin Sanchis-Moysi

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 6, 1-10

Abstract: Background: Lack of physical activity (PA) is a major risk for chronic disease and obesity. The main aims of the present study were to identify individual and environmental factors independently associated with PA and examine the relative contribution of these factors to PA level in Spanish adults. Methodology/Principal Findings: A population-based cross-sectional sample of 3,000 adults (18–75 years old) from Gran Canaria (Spain) was selected using a multistage stratified random sampling method. The participants were interviewed at home using a validated questionnaire to assess PA as well as individual and environmental factors. The data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression. One demographic variable (education), two cognitive (self-efficacy and perceived barriers), and one social environmental (organized format) were independently associated with PA in both genders. Odds ratios ranged between 1.76–2.07 in men and 1.35–2.50 in women (both p

Date: 2012
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