Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of leisure time physical activity according to sociodemographic variables. Brazil 2013. N = 58,429*
Variables | N (weighted %) | LTPA % (95%CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | < 0.001 | ||
Men | 25,007 (46.9) | 27.7 (26.7–28.7) | |
Women | 33,434 (53.1) | 18.7 (17.9–19.3) | |
Skin colour | < 0.001 | ||
White | 23,934 (48.5) | 24.1 (23.2–25.1) | |
Non-white | 34,504 (51.4) | 21.8 (21.0–22.6) | |
Educational level (grade) | < 0.001 | ||
University degree | 7584 (12.8) | 38.4 (36.4–40.4) | |
High School | 18,645 (32.9) | 29.4 (28.2–30.6) | |
Primary education | 8947 (15.5) | 24.1 (22.5–25.8) | |
Incomplete primary education | 23,265 (38.7) | 11.8 (11.1–12.6) | |
Income (quartiles) | < 0.001 | ||
Q4 (highest) | 13,031 (23.2) | 31.9 (30.5–33.3) | |
Q2 | 16,177 (28.4) | 22.8 (21.7–24.0) | |
Q2 | 5700 (8.9) | 19.5 (17.6–21.7) | |
Q1 (lowest) | 23,533 (39.4) | 18.5 (17.6–19.5) | |
Age groups | < 0.001 | ||
18–24 | 7554 (15.8) | 36.3 (34.3–38.3) | |
25–34 | 13,482 (25.6) | 27.6 (26.3–29.0) | |
35–74 | 34,584 (58.0) | 18.7 (18.0–19.5) | |
75+ | 2821 (4.6) | 8.1 (6.6–9.9) |