[Sociodemographic factors associated with different domains of physical activity in adults of black ethnicity].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with different domains of physical activity among adults of black ethnicity.


METHODS
Cross-sectional study with a sample of 2,305 black individuals from 20-96 years of age, 902 (39.1%) of which men living in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Sociodemographic variables analyzed were: gender, age, schooling, socioeconomic status (SES), marital status, racial discrimination at work/school (RDWE), in public (RDPUP) and private (RDPRP) places and perception of police (PPN) /violence in the neighborhood (PVN), as well as total physical activity (TPA) in its different domains: leisure time (LTPA), work (WPA), commuting (CPA) and household activity (HPA). Associations were analyzed using chi-square tests, chi-square trend and prevalence ratio (PR). We also used logistic regression analysis to estimate the odds ratio (OR) with a 95%confidence interval.


RESULTS
The proportions of active individuals were 39.1% for TPA, 11.2% for LTPA, 9.6% for WPA, 23.7% for CPA and 33.7% for HPA. TPA was positively associated with higher schooling and inversely associated with male gender, age over 60 years and with no PPN. LTPA was positively associated with male gender, higher schooling and higher SES. WPA was inversely associated with age over 60 years and positively associated with male gender, higher schooling and no PPN. CPA was inversely associated with age over 60 years and positively associated with male gender. HPA was inversely associated with male gender, age over 60 years and no PPN and positively associated with higher schooling and SES.


CONCLUSIONS
Socio-demographic factors, particularly gender, age and schooling were associated with different domains of physical activity among adults of black ethnicity.
Departamento de Educação Física, Faculdade de Educação, Universidade Federal da Bahia. pitanga@lognet.com.br
Francisco José Gondim
FJ
Pitanga
Inês
I
Lessa
Paulo José B
PJ
Barbosa
Simone Janete O
SJ
Barbosa
Maria Cecília
MC
Costa
Adair da Silva
Ada S
Lopes
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044383:Black People; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult