title: Living near the port area is associated with physical inactivity and sedentary behavior.
abstract: The impact of the port of Santos, Brazil, on the population's health is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the association between living near the port area and physical inactivity and sedentary behavior.
  Cross-sectional study developed at a university laboratory and a diagnostic clinic.
  553 healthy adults were selected and their level of physical activity in daily life was assessed using accelerometers. Multiple linear and logistic regressions were performed using physical inactivity and sedentary behavior as the outcomes and living near the port area as the main risk factor, with adjustments for the main confounders.
  Among all the participants, 15% were resident near the port area. They took 699 steps/day and presented, weekly, 2.4% more sedentary physical activity, 2.0% less time in standing position and 0.9% more time lying down than residents of other regions. Additionally, living near the port area increased the risk of physical inactivity by 2.50 times and the risk of higher amounts of sedentary behavior (≥ 10 hours/day) by 1.32 times.
  Living near the port of Santos is associated with physical inactivity and higher sedentary behavior among adults, regardless of confounders. The reasons for this association should be investigated in longitudinal studies.
authors.affiliation: PT, PhD. Associate Researcher, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Santos (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Evandro Fornias
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Sperandio
authors.affiliation: MD, PhD. Researcher, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Angiocorpore Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine, Santos (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodolfo Leite
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Arantes
authors.affiliation: PT. Specialization Student, Instituto do Coração (InCor), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Tsai Ping
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: MD, PhD. Researcher, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Angiocorpore Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine, Santos (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romiti
authors.affiliation: MD, PhD. Researcher, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Angiocorpore Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine, Santos (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Ricardo de Toledo
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.affiliation: PT, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Santos (SP), Brazil. Visiting Scholar, Bernard Lown Scholars in Cardiovascular Health Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States.
authors.forename: Victor Zuniga
authors.initials: VZ
authors.lastname: Dourado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors