Relationship between socio-demographic correlates and human development index with physical activity and sedentary time in a cross-sectional multicenter study

Gerson Ferrari, Claudio Farías-Valenzuela, Juan Guzmán-Habinger, Clemens Drenowatz, Adilson Marques, Irina Kovalskys, Georgina Gómez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Rossina G Pareja, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Priscila Marconcin, Javiera Lobos Chávez, Mauro Fisberg, Gerson Ferrari, Claudio Farías-Valenzuela, Juan Guzmán-Habinger, Clemens Drenowatz, Adilson Marques, Irina Kovalskys, Georgina Gómez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Rossina G Pareja, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Priscila Marconcin, Javiera Lobos Chávez, Mauro Fisberg

Abstract

Background: Socio-demographic correlates and human development index (HDI) are associated with self-reported physical activity, but only a few studies have focused on device-measured physical activity and sedentary time in Latin America. We examined the relationship between socio-demographic correlates and HDI with physical activity and sedentary time in a cross-sectional study.

Methods: We based our analyses on 2522 (53.1% women; 18-65 years [mean age 38.3 years]) adults drawn from the eight Latin America countries. Physical activity (light, moderate, vigorous, and moderate-to-vigorous intensity and steps) and sedentary time were assessed using Actigraph GT3X + accelerometers. Sex, age, and race/ethnicity were self-reported. The HDI country information was obtained from the United Nations Development Program.

Results: For the age, ethnicity, vigorous physical activity and steps/day, there were significant differences between high and very high HDI countries. Women and younger age presented lower sedentary time than men and older. In moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, we found lower duration in women (-13.4 min/week), younger age (-0.1 min/week), and white/caucasian (-2.7 min/week) than men, older ages and mixed ethnicity. Women (-1266.5 steps/week) and very high HDI (-847.3 steps/week) presented lower steps than men and high HDI. Black (2853.9 steps/week), other (1785.4 steps/week), and white/caucasian ethnicity (660.6 steps/week) showed higher steps than mixed ethnicity.

Conclusions: Different socio-demographic correlates are associated with physical activity intensity; however, HDI is associated with vigorous physical activity and steps in the Latin American region, which can in turn guide policies to promote physical activity in the region.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.Gov NCT02226627 . Retrospectively registered on August 27, 2014.

Keywords: Human development index; International study; Physical activity; Sedentary time.

Conflict of interest statement

M.F. has received fees and consultancy payments from biotechnology, pharmaceutical and food and beverage companies. He has also received fees, payments for consulting and financing research studies without any restrictions, from government sources and non-profit entities. The rest of the authors also have no conflicts of interest to declare. None of the entities mentioned had or have any role in the design or preparation of this manuscript.

© 2022. The Author(s).

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