Individual and environmental correlates of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in adults from Curitiba, Brazil

Priscila Bezerra Gonçalves (), Pedro Curi Hallal, Adriano Akira Ferreira Hino and Rodrigo Siqueira Reis
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Priscila Bezerra Gonçalves: Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
Pedro Curi Hallal: Federal University of Pelotas
Adriano Akira Ferreira Hino: Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis: Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná

International Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 62, issue 7, No 15, 840 pages

Abstract: Abstract Objectives This study assessed the association of individual and neighborhood environment characteristics and objectively measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) in adults from Curitiba, Brazil. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted through face-to-face household interviews in 2010. The analytic sample included 305 adults aged 20–65 years recruited from 32 census tracts selected according to neighborhood walkability and socioeconomic status. Individual and environmental PA correlates were evaluated through standardized and valid self-reported measures, including the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale. Minutes per week of PA and ST were assessed through accelerometry. Multi-level regression models were used in the analyses. Results After adjusting for confounders the strongest individual and environmental correlates associated with ST was residential density (B = 0.14; p = 0.008), light-intensity PA was being a father/mother (B = 35.71; p = 0.025) and moderate-to-vigorous PA was sex (B = 0.91; p

Keywords: Individual correlates; Environmental correlates; Adults; Accelerometry; Physical activity; Sedentary time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-0995-0

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