Sociodemographic differences in walking for leisure and for commuting in Brazilian workers
Motriz rev. educ. fís. (Impr.)
; 22(2): 61-68, Apr.-June 2016. tab
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BR33.1
ABSTRACT
Walking is a great health promotion strategy due to its beneficial effects. Objetive To identify the prevalence of walking for leisure and for commuting to work and its association with sociodemographic factors among 47,477 Brazilian workers. Walking and sociodemographic factors were obtained from a self-reported questionnaire. Poisson regression was used. Among men, walking for leisure was more frequent in those who were older, live with a partner, had a higher level of education and income, and worked in the Southeastern region of Brazil. When commuting, it was more prevalent among single men, who had a lower level of education and income and worked in the Southern region of this country. Among women, walking for leisure was more common in those who lived with a partner, had no children, and worked in the Southern region. There was an association between the outcome and age, education and family income. Regarding commuting, it was more prevalent among older individuals, without a partner, with a lower level of education and income, and working in the Southern region. Walking was associated with sociodemographic characteristics, with differences between sexes
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Classe Social
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Saúde Ocupacional
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Atividades de Lazer
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Motriz rev. educ. fís. (Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
EDUCACAO FISICA
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MEDICINA ESPORTIVA
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MEDICINA FISICA E REABILITACAO
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil