Factors Associated With Leisure Time Physical Activity Among Schoolchildren in a Predominantly Latino Community

<p>Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) is an important factor in promoting and maintaining adequate health status and quality of life in old age. Here we aimed to identify the prevalence and factors associated with different modalities of LTPA among 3,478 older adults (mean age: 72.96 ± 6.01 years; 67.7% female) from seven cities of different regions of Germany. We compared categorical variables (gender, age and family income) between groups using the Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. Walking was the most commonly reported activity undertaken by participants (43.4%). Men reported performing a larger number of LTPA modalities than women. Outdoor gymnastics and water gymnastics were the most commonly cited LTPA by women. Younger age and higher income correlated with higher levels of physical activity. Our findings indicate that a physically active behavior is closely related to the living conditions, social roles and physical health of this population. Thus, public policies encouraging LTPA among older adults should take their gender, age and social status, as well as the type of activities to be offered, into consideration.</p>

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Leisure-time physical activity among women in a neighbourhood in Bogotá, Colombia: prevalence and socio-demographic correlates

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s0102-311x2004000400026 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 1103-1109 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Luis Fernando Gómez ◽

Julio Cesar Mateus ◽

Gustavo Cabrera

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Exercise ◽

Social Factors ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

Population Survey ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Intervention Strategies ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Demographic Correlates

This study measured the prevalence of leisure-time physical activity in women from 18 to 69 years of age and identified correlated social factors in the neighborhood of Santafe, Bogotá, Colombia. Levels of physical activity were calculated through a population survey (n = 1,045). Logistic regression modeling identified factors associated with inactivity. Some 79.1% of respondents reported being inactive; 15.7% practiced physical exercise irregularly; and 5.2% regularly practiced physical exercise. After adjustment of covariates, physical inactivity was associated with not participating in recreational weekend activities on Sundays and not planning to lose weight. The results of this study show the high proportion of physically inactive women in a community in Bogotá Intervention strategies should be developed to reinforce recreational weekend activities on promoted by the Municipality.

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Abstract: P346 SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH-RELATED FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL: DATA FROM THE MASSALOMBARDA PROJECT

Atherosclerosis Supplements ◽

10.1016/s1567-5688(09)70641-5 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. e655

Author(s):

A Cicero ◽

G Noera ◽

M Giovannini ◽

E Grandi ◽

A Gaddi

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Activity Level ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Activity Level ◽

Related Factors ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Level Data ◽

Health Related

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Factors Associated with the Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) during the First Trimester of the Pregnancy: The Cross-Sectional Study among Pregnant Women in Serbia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17041366 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 1366 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jovana Todorovic ◽

Zorica Terzic-Supic ◽

Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic ◽

Pavle Piperac ◽

Stefan Dugalic ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

First Trimester ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Activity Questionnaire

Background: The benefits of physical activity during pregnancy include lower maternal weight gain, a lower likelihood of gestational diabetes, low back pain, preeclampsia, preterm delivery, caesarian delivery, and macrosomia. This study aimed to examine the factors associated with insufficient leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) during the first trimester. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology of Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, between January and June of 2018. The final analyses included 162/175 pregnant women. The questionnaire was used to obtain social characteristics, pregnancy, and lifestyle characteristics (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System—PRAMS), pre-pregnancy LTPA (International Physical Activity Questionnaire—IPAQ), and LTPA during the first trimester (Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire—PPAQ). Women were classified into two groups of sufficient and insufficient LTPA during the first trimester based on the recommendations of the World Health Organization. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied. Results: A total of 27.2% of the women had insufficient LTPA during pregnancy. Insufficient LTPA during pregnancy was associated with <12 years of education (OR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.05–5.04), self-rated financial status as poor (OR: 0.34, 95% CI: 0.14–0.79), and hours spent walking before pregnancy (OR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.77–0.99). Conclusions: Our results can help direct health care professionals advice for women who are planning pregnancy towards walking as it seems to be sustained during pregnancy.

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Physical activity indicators in adults from a state capital in the South of Brazil: a comparison between telephone and face-to-face surveys

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/0102-311x00130412 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (10) ◽

pp. 2119-2129 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Giovâni Firpo Del Duca ◽

Markus Vinicius Nahas ◽

Diego Augusto Santos Silva ◽

Pedro Curi Hallal ◽

Deborah Carvalho Malta ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Face To Face ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Significant Difference ◽

South Of Brazil

The aim of this study was to compare estimates of prevalence of physical activity indicators and associated sociodemographic factors obtained from telephone and face-to-face interviews with adults. Data from a cross-sectional populationbased survey of adults living in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil was compared to data collected through the telephonic system VIGITEL. There was no significant difference between the results from telephone interviews (n = 1,475) and face-to-face interviews (n = 1,720) with respect to prevalence of sufficient leisure time physical activity (19.3% versus 15.5%, respectively), sufficient leisure time and/or commuting physical activity (35.1% versus 29.1%, respectively) and physical inactivity (16.2% versus 12.6%, respectively). Some differences were observed with respect to the sociodemographic factors associated with leisure time and/or commuting physical activity and physical inactivity. The two techniques yielded generally similar results with respect to prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated to physical activity indicators.

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