[Association of physical inactivity with low levels of education].
Nivel educativo y su asociación con niveles de actividad física en Chile.
Journal
Revista medica de Chile
ISSN: 0717-6163
Titre abrégé: Rev Med Chil
Pays: Chile
ID NLM: 0404312
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
28
03
2019
accepted:
09
03
2020
entrez:
31
7
2020
pubmed:
31
7
2020
medline:
22
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A higher educational level is associated with healthier lifestyles. To assess the association between the level of compliance with physical activity recommendations and years of formal education in Chilean adults. Analysis include 6,174 participants from the National Health Survey 2016-2017. Physical activity levels were assessed through the Global Physical Questionnaire (GPAQ v2). Physical inactivity was defined as < 600 MET/minute/week. Among subjects without education, 44% and 27% of women and men respectively, were physically inactive. Among women and men with the highest number of years of education (> 16) the figures for physical inactivity were 27% and 15% respectively. The odds for not meeting the physical activity recommendations was 2.3 [95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.57; 3.38] and 3.9 [95% CI: 2.27; 6.95] in women and men without any formal education respectively, as compared with those who reported 12 years of education. Women and men who reported a high level of education ≥ (16 years) did not show significant differences compared to the reference group. People with low levels of education are were likely to be physically inactive.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
A higher educational level is associated with healthier lifestyles.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
To assess the association between the level of compliance with physical activity recommendations and years of formal education in Chilean adults.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
METHODS
Analysis include 6,174 participants from the National Health Survey 2016-2017. Physical activity levels were assessed through the Global Physical Questionnaire (GPAQ v2). Physical inactivity was defined as < 600 MET/minute/week.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Among subjects without education, 44% and 27% of women and men respectively, were physically inactive. Among women and men with the highest number of years of education (> 16) the figures for physical inactivity were 27% and 15% respectively. The odds for not meeting the physical activity recommendations was 2.3 [95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.57; 3.38] and 3.9 [95% CI: 2.27; 6.95] in women and men without any formal education respectively, as compared with those who reported 12 years of education. Women and men who reported a high level of education ≥ (16 years) did not show significant differences compared to the reference group.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
People with low levels of education are were likely to be physically inactive.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32730373
pii: S0034-98872020000300295
doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872020000300295
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
spa
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