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Table 1 Descriptive analysis (%) of sample profile concerning sex, age group, socioeconomic, and educational level of adolescents and adults from eight Latin America countries

From: Association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with neck circumference in eight Latin American countries

Country

N

Sex (%)

Age group (%)

Socioeconomic level (%)

Educational level (%)

Male

Female

15–19

20–34

35–49

50–65

Low

Medium

High

Basic or lower

High school

University degree

Argentina

293

44.4

55.6

10.6

30.7

33.1

25.6

53.9

41.3

4.8

73.7

23.9

2.4

Brazil

563

46.2

53.8

11.0

36.2

29.0

23.8

41.7

50.4

7.8

44.9

46.7

8.3

Chile

297

46.5

53.5

10.8

36.7

27.6

24.9

41.4

47.5

11.1

61.6

23.6

14.8

Colombia

339

49.9

50.1

10.0

35.7

27.4

26.8

64.0

31.0

5.0

66.4

22.1

11.5

Costa Rica

273

47.6

52.4

13.6

35.5

30.0

20.9

34.1

54.2

11.7

83.9

11.4

4.8

Ecuador

268

50.4

49.6

13.4

40.3

29.9

16.4

44.8

40.7

14.6

79.1

11.9

9.0

Peru

330

48.2

51.8

14.5

39.7

24.8

20.9

47.0

30.0

23.0

20.6

67.6

11.8

Venezuela

367

49.9

50.1

13.4

42.2

27.8

16.6

80.9

14.2

4.9

69.2

13.1

17.7

Full sample

2730

47.8

52.2

12.1

37.2

28.6

22.2

51.2

38.8

10.0

60.1

29.7

10.2