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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2237-9622
Abstract
RODRIGUES, Deyvis Nascimento et al. Sociodemographic determinants associated with physical activity level of quilombolas in the Brazilian state of Bahia: 2016 survey. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2020, vol.29, n.3, e2018511. Epub July 06, 2020. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742020000300019.
Objective
to analyze sociodemographic variables associated with insufficient physical activity level in Bahian quilombolas.
Methods
this was a cross-sectional study with data on sociodemographic characteristics and level of physical activity using a standardized form, administered through interviews with a representative sample of adults living in quilombos in the geographical region of Bahia; crude and adjusted logistic regression was used.
Results
850 participants were included whose average age was 45.0+17.0 years; 61.2% were female; prevalence of physical inactivity was 21.9% (95%CI 19.1; 24.7); insufficient physical activity level among adult quilombolas was higher among the elderly (OR 2.12; 95%CI 1.29; 3.49) and individuals who did not work (OR 1.47; 95%CI 1.01; 2, 14).
Conclusion
being elderly and not working is associated with insufficient physical activity in quilombolas.
Keywords : African Continental Ancestry Group; Motor Activity; Health Surveys.
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