title: Leisure time behaviors: prevalence, correlates and associations with overweight in Brazilian adults. A cross-sectional analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Television viewing (TV viewing) is an important indicator of physical inactivity.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the prevalence of different leisure time behaviors and TV viewing among healthy adults and their association with overweight.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross sectional survey in which 1061 females and 925 males aged 30 years old or more, answered a self administered questionnaire about physical activity Respondents were classified according to frequency participation in sports, walking, cycling and TV viewing. Body mass index (BMI) was derived from self reported weight and height.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Less than 30% of individuals participated regularly in sports and less than 15 and 5% reported a high frequency of walking and cycling, respectively. Subjects regularly engaged in sports had a lower BMI. After adjustments, low cycling frequency and high TV viewing were associated with overweight in men and women, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of physical inactivity during leisure time is high among Brazilian adults and associated to obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil. romulo_ef@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Romulo A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Diego G D
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Christofaro
authors.forename: Juliano
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casonato
authors.forename: Clara S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Costa Rosa
authors.forename: Felipe F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Ismael F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Freitas Júnior
authors.forename: Henrique
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luiz Monteiro
authors.forename: Arli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos DE Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*