Factores asociados a sedentarismo en Chile: Evidencia de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2009-2010

Translated title of the contribution: Correlates of sedentary behaviours in Chile: Evidence from the national health survey 2009-2010

María Adela Martínez, Ana María Leiva, Fanny Petermann, Alex Garrido, Ximena Díaz, Cristian Álvarez, Carlos Salas, Carlos Cristi, Fernando Rodríguez, Nicolás Aguilar, Rodrigo Ramírez, Carlos Celis

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Abstract

Background: Sedentary behaviors are one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Aim: To identify factors associated with high sedentary behaviors in the Chilean population. Material and Methods: We included 5,040 participants from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009-2010. Physical activity level and sedentary behavior (sitting time) were measured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ v2). Highly sedentary behaviors were determined as > 4 hours per day of sitting time. Logistic regression was used to identify correlates of highly sedentary behavior. Results: Forty seven percent of the study population reported spending more than 4 hours per day sitting. The prevalence was higher in women. The main factors associated with high sedentary behavior were: high income levels (Odds ratio (OR):1.91 [95% Confidence intervals (CI:1.61-2.27]); being woman (OR:1.39 [95% CI:1.24-1.56]): having central obesity (OR:1.15 [95% CI:1.02- 1.30]), being physically inactive (OR:2.35 [95% CI:2.06-2.68]), and living in an urban area (OR:1.92 [95% CI:1.63-2.26]). Other factors associates with high sedentary behavior were: being smoker, having a television set, computer and private car at their homes. Participants reporting a poor self-reported health and wellbeing and those with diabetes or metabolic syndrome were more likely to be highly sedentary. Conclusions: The main factors associated with high levels of sedentary behavior are socio-demographic issues, lifestyles and health status.

Translated title of the contributionCorrelates of sedentary behaviours in Chile: Evidence from the national health survey 2009-2010
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)22-31
Number of pages10
JournalRevista Medica de Chile
Volume146
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2018

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