Accelerometer-based physical activity levels among Mexican adults and their relation with sociodemographic characteristics and BMI: a cross-sectional study

作者：Salvo Deborah^*; Torres Catalina; Villa Umberto; Rivera Juan A; Sarmiento Olga L; Reis Rodrigo S; Pratt Michael

来源：International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2015, 12(1): 79.

DOI：10.1186/s12966-015-0243-z

• Physical activity
• Accelerometry
• Latin America
• Correlates of activity
• Bouts of activity
• Epidemiology

Background: The objectives of this study were to describe the accelerometer based total and bout-specific PA levels for a representative sample of adults from Cuernavaca, Mexico, and to examine the relationships with sociodemographic characteristics and BMI status.
Methods: Cross sectional study of adults from Cuernavaca, Mexico (2011, n = 677). Participants wore Actigraph GT3X accelerometers for seven days and sociodemographic data was collected through a survey. Weight and height were objectively measured. Total minutes/week of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and of MVPA occurring within bouts of at least ten minutes were obtained. Intensity-specific (moderate and vigorous) total PA and bouted-PA was also obtained. The relation of each PA variable with sex, age, socioeconomic status, education, marital status and BMI status was assessed using unadjusted and adjusted linear models.
Results: The mean total MVPA among adults from Cuernavaca was 221.3 +/- 10.0 (median = 178.3 min/week). Average MVPA within bouts was 65.8 +/- 4.7 min/week (median = 30.0 min/week). 9.7 % of total MVPA occurred within bouts. Significant associations were found for total and bout-specific MVPA with being male (positive) and owning a motor vehicle (negative). Additional associations were found for intensity-specific PA outcomes. Mexican adults were more active during weekdays than weekends, suggesting that PA may be more strongly driven by necessity (transport) than by choice (leisure).
Conclusions: This is the first study to objectively measure PA for a representative sample of Mexican adults in an urban setting. The sociodemographic correlates vary from those known from high income countries, stressing the need for more correlate studies from lower-to-middle income countries.

• 出版日期2015-6-20