title: Social disorder, physical activity and adiposity in Mexican adults: evidence from a longitudinal study.
abstract: This study analyzed the prospective relationship of community social disorder with sedentary behavior, sport participation, and adiposity in Mexican adults from the National Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS). The sample included 8307 adults (aged ≥20 years) from 145 communities. During a three-year follow-up, participants from communities with high social disorder had a 1.36cm larger increase in waist circumference than participants from communities with low social disorder. However, there were no differences in body mass index, television, or sport participation. These findings emphasize the need to promote healthy social environments in local communities.
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen׳s University, Address: 28 Division St., Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6; Departamento de Atención a la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Address: Calz. del Hueso 1100, Col. Villa Quietud, Del. Coyoacán, D.F., México 04960, Mexico. Electronic address: lortiz@correo.xoc.uam.mx.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, and School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen׳s University, Address: 28 Division St., Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6. Electronic address: ian.janssen@queensu.ca.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Janssen
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000850:Anomie; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Obesity; Physical activity; Social disorder; Sport; Waist circumference