title: Factors associated with leisure time physical inactivity in black individuals: hierarchical model.
abstract: Background. A number of studies have shown that the black population exhibits higher levels of leisure-time physical inactivity (LTPI), but few have investigated the factors associated with this behavior. Objective. The aim of this study was to analyze associated factors and the explanatory model proposed for LTPI in black adults. Methods. The design was cross-sectional with a sample of 2,305 adults from 20-96 years of age, 902 (39.1%) men, living in the city of Salvador, Brazil. LTPI was analyzed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). A hierarchical model was built with the possible factors associated with LTPI, distributed in distal (age and sex), intermediate 1 (socioeconomic status, educational level and marital status), intermediate 2 (perception of safety/violence in the neighborhood, racial discrimination in private settings and physical activity at work) and proximal blocks (smoking and participation in Carnival block rehearsals). We estimated crude and adjusted odds ratio (OR) using logistic regression. Results. The variables inversely associated with LTPI were male gender, socioeconomic status and secondary/university education, although the proposed model explains only 4.2% of LTPI. Conclusions. We conclude that male gender, higher education and socioeconomic status can reduce LTPI in black adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education of the Faculty of Education of Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) , Salvador, Bahia , Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco José Gondim
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pitanga
authors.affiliation: Collective Health Institute of Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) , Brazil.
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lessa
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado da Bahia , Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo José B
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: União Metropolitana de Educação e Cultura , Brazil.
authors.forename: Simone Janete O
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Escola de Nutrição da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) , Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Cecília
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) , Brazil.
authors.forename: Adair da Silva
authors.initials: Ada S
authors.lastname: Lopes
keywords: Adult; Black ethnicity; Multivariate analysis; Sedentary lifestyle