Capability to promote physical activity in South American countries: an ecological study
Objective: To analyze the relationship between physical activity (PA) research, monitoring, and policy indicators and the prevalence of PA in South American countries. Methods: An ecological study was carried out based on PA information from a representative sample of the adult population, through...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde |
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| Online Access: | https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/15324 |
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| Summary: | Objective: To analyze the relationship between physical activity (PA) research, monitoring, and policy indicators and the prevalence of PA in South American countries. Methods: An ecological study was carried out based on PA information from a representative sample of the adult population, through national surveys, from all countries in South America. In each country, data on total and leisure time PA were assessed using survey-specific questionnaires, and information on research, monitoring, and policy indicators to promote PA was provided. Spearman correlation was carried out for the analysis. Results: The frequency of policies aimed only at promoting PA (rho = 0.67, p = 0.025) and the frequency of discontinued policies (rho = -0.65, p = 0.028) were correlated to the prevalence of leisure-time PA. No relationship was observed for the prevalence of total PA. Conclusion: Targeted and sustained public policies seems be related with leisure-time PA in South American countries.
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| ISSN: | 2317-1634 |