Original research Socio-demographic patterning of self-reported physical activity and sitting time in Latin American countries: findings from ELANS

• Main Authors: Gerson Luis de Moraes Ferrari (Author), Irina Kovalskys (Author), Mauro Fisberg (Author), Georgina Gómez (Author), Attilio Rigotti (Author), Lilia Yadira Cortés Sanabria (Author), Martha Cecilia Yépez García (Author), Rossina Gabriella Pareja Torres (Author), Marianella Herrera-Cuenca (Author), Ioná Zalcman Zimberg (Author), Viviana Guajardo (Author), Michael Pratt (Author), Abby C. King (Author), Dirceu Solé (Author), on behalf of the ELANS Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Low levels of physical activity (PA) and prolonged sitting time (ST) increase the risk of non-communicable diseases and mortality, and can be influenced by socio-demographic characteristics. The aim of this study was to use self-report data to characterise socio-demographic patte...