Social context of neighborhood and socioeconomic status on leisure-time physical activity in a Brazilian urban center: The BH Health Study

• Main Authors: Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade (Author), Sérgio Viana Peixoto (Author), Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche (Author), Janaína Lavalli Goston (Author), Cibele Comini César (Author), César Coelho Xavier (Author), Fernando Augusto Proietti (Author), Ana V. Diez Roux (Author), Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of leisure-time physical activity and investigate its association with contextual characteristics of the social and physical environment in different socioeconomic statuses, using a household survey in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (2...