Physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns and sociodemographic correlates in 116,982 adults from six South American countries: the South American physical activity and sedentary behavior network (SAPASEN)

• Autores: Werneck, AO, Baldew, SS, Miranda, JJ, Arnesto, OD, Stubbs, B, Silva, DR
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación
• Repositorio: CONCYTEC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.concytec.gob.pe:20.500.12390/1170
• Enlace del recurso: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/1170; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0839-9
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Sedentarismo; Desigualdades; Ejercicio; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.04.000

Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior are major concerns for public health. Although global initiatives have been successful in monitoring physical activity (PA) worldwide, there is no systematic action for the monitoring of correlates of these behaviors, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Here we describe the prevalence and distribution of PA domains and sitting time in population sub-groups of six south Americancountries