title: Epidemiology of leisure, transportation, occupational, and household physical activity: prevalence and associated factors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To estimate the prevalence of and identify factors associated with physical activity in leisure, transportation, occupational, and household settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study aimed at investigating living and health conditions among the population of São Paulo, Brazil. Data on 1318 adults aged 18 to 65 years were used. To assess physical activity, the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was applied. Multivariate analysis was conducted using a hierarchical model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The greatest prevalence of insufficient activity related to transportation (91.7%), followed by leisure (77.5%), occupational (68.9%), and household settings (56.7%). The variables associated with insufficient levels of physical activity in leisure were female sex, older age, low education level, nonwhite skin color, smoking, and self-reported poor health; in occupational settings were female sex, white skin color, high education level, self-reported poor health, nonsmoking, and obesity; in transportation settings were female sex; and in household settings, with male sex, separated, or widowed status and high education level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physical activity in transportation and leisure settings should be encouraged. This study will serve as a reference point in monitoring different types of physical activities and implementing public physical activity policies in developing countries.
authors: School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Alex Antonio
authors: AA
authors: Florindo
authors: Vanessa Valente
authors: VV
authors: Guimarães
authors: Chester Luiz Galvão
authors: CL
authors: Cesar
authors: Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
authors: MB
authors: Barros
authors: Maria Cecília Goi Porto
authors: MC
authors: Alves
authors: Moisés
authors: M
authors: Goldbaum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014186:Transportation; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult