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Table 1 Sample distribution (%) according to sex, age group, socioeconomic level, and educational level from ELANS study

From: Original research Socio-demographic patterning of self-reported physical activity and sitting time in Latin American countries: findings from ELANS

Country

N

Sex

Age group (years)

Socioeconomic level a

Educational level

Men

Women

15–29

30–59

≥60

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

High

Argentina

1266

45.3

54.7

35.9

56.4

7.7

48.7

46.2

5.1

75.4

20.3

4.3

Brazil

2000

47.1

52.9

35.6

57.2

7.2

45.8

45.8

8.4

48.4

43.2

8.4

Chile

879

48.4

51.6

38.3

54.9

6.8

46.8

44.1

9.1

65.1

23.7

11.2

Colombia

1230

49.0

51.0

39.3

52.7

8.0

63.3

31.2

5.4

65.0

23.9

11.1

Costa Rica

798

49.4

50.6

41.4

53.6

5.0

32.8

53.6

13.6

81.6

12.6

5.8

Ecuador

800

49.6

50.4

43.0

51.1

5.9

49.9

37.1

13.0

83.0

10.5

6.5

Peru

1113

47.0

53.0

44.2

50.5

5.3

47.9

31.9

20.2

23.1

67.1

9.8

Venezuela

1132

48.8

51.2

42.4

51.7

5.9

77.7

16.8

5.5

68.6

12.6

18.8

Total

9218

47.8

52.2

39.4

53.9

6.7

52.0

38.4

9.6

61.2

29.3

9.5

  1. aEstimate distribution of sample (n) according to socioeconomic level