Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (n = 128,602)
| Country | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru | Uruguay | ||
| Men | Sample (n) | 12,255 | 22,798 | 1400 | 6102 | 8050 | 3883 | 1075 |
| Age group | 18-34y | 46.2 (44.4–47.9) | 44.1 (42.9–45.2) | 38.9 (34.8–43.1) | 46.7 (45.1–48.3) | 52.6 (50.7–54.6) | 44.6 (42.5–46.7) | 42.3 (38.5–46.2) |
| 35-49y | 31.3 (29.7–32.9) | 31.4 (30.4–32.5) | 31.3 (27.5–35.3) | 32.5 (31.1–34.1) | 32.6 (30.9–34.3) | 33.4 (31.5–35.3) | 28.8 (25.4–32.3) | |
| 50-64y | 22.6 (21.2–24.0) | 24.5 (23.5–25.5) | 29.9 (26.2–33.7) | 20.8 (19.5–22.1) | 14.8 (13.2–16.5) | 22.1 (20.4–23.8) | 28.9 (25.8–32.3) | |
| Educational status | No formal education | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 4.4 (4.0–4.9) | 0.3 (0.1–0.7) | 2.3 (1.9–2.8) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | 1.4 (0.7–2.9) |
| Less than secondary | 46.9 (45.1–48.6) | 42.3 (41.2–43.5) | 17.1 (14.4–20.1) | 24.0 (22.7–25.3) | 76.9 (74.6–79.0) | 34.0 (32.3–35.9) | 41.6 (37.9–45.5) | |
| Secondary education | 38.7 (37.0–40.0) | 39.5 (38.4–40.6) | 62.1 (57.9–66.0) | 57.3 (55.7–58.9) | 3.5 (2.9–4.3) | 44.5 (42.4–46.5) | 36.1 (32.6–39.8) | |
| College or more | 13.5 (12.4–14.7) | 13.8 (13.1–14.6) | 20.6 (17.2–24.4) | 16.4 (15.2–17.7) | 18.8 (16.8–21.0) | 20.1 (18.3–21.9) | 20.8 (17.9–24.1) | |
| Physical activity | Leisure PA | 34.3 (32.7–35.9) | 22.1 (21.2–23.1) | 23.9 (20.5–27.8) | 24.0 (22.7–25.4) | 23.6 (22.0–25.3) | 12.8 (11.5–14.3) | 29.9 (26.6–33.6) |
| Transport PA | 59.9 (58.0–61.8) | 48.5 (47.4–49.6) | 68.9 (64.9–72.6) | 79.6 (78.3–80.8) | 13.8 (12.5–15.3) | 68.0 (65.9–69.9) | – | |
| Occupational PA | – | 27.6 (26.6–28.7) | 49.1 (44.9–53.3) | – | – | 65.2 (63.1–67.3) | – | |
| Total PA | 62.7 (61.0–64.4) | 60.4 (59.3–61.5) | 78.1 (74.6–81.3) | 61.7 (60.1–63.2) | 67.7 (65.8–69.4) | 78.2 (76.2–80.1) | – | |
| Sitting time (4 h) | 59.6 (57.9–61.3) | 12.4 (11.7–13.1) | 39.1 (35.0–43.3) | – | – | 78.0 (76.3–79.6) | – | |
| Women | Sample (n) | 14,677 | 29,692 | 2466 | 8106 | 11,833 | 4937 | 1328 |
| Age group | 18-34y | 44.5 (42.9–46.1) | 41.7 (40.7–42.7) | 36.7 (33.4–40.3) | 43.2 (41.8–44.5) | 51.1 (49.6–52.5) | 42.0 (40.2–43.8) | 38.5 (35.1–41.9) |
| 35-49y | 31.4 (30.0–32.9) | 32.8 (31.9–33.8) | 33.0 (29.7–36.5) | 34.5 (33.2–35.8) | 33.8 (32.3–35.3) | 34.3 (32.6–36.0) | 33.1 (29.9–36.5) | |
| 50-64y | 24.1 (22.9–25.4) | 25.5 (24.6–26.4) | 30.3 (27.2–33.6) | 22.3 (21.2–23.5) | 15.1 (13.7–16.7) | 23.7 (22.2–25.4) | 28.4 (25.6–31.4) | |
| Educational status | No formal education | 0.7 (0.6–1.0) | 4.1 (3.7–4.4) | 0.8 (0.3–2.0) | 2.5 (2.2–2.9) | 2.0 (1.6–2.4) | 6.4 (5.7–7.2) | 1.2 (0.6–2.3) |
| Less than secondary | 40.3 (38.7–41.8) | 38.2 (37.3–39.2) | 21.3 (18.6–24.1) | 24.5 (23.4–25.7) | 75.4 (73.7–77.1) | 40.2 (38.5–42.0) | 41.7 (38.3–45.2) | |
| Secondary education | 39.8 (38.3–41.4) | 41.3 (40.3–42.3) | 63.6 (60.2–66.8) | 57.2 (55.8–58.5) | 3.8 (3.3–4.4) | 34.9 (33.2–36.7) | 36.9 (33.7–40.3) | |
| College or more | 19.2 (18.0–20.4) | 16.4 (15.6–17.2) | 14.3 (12.1–16.9) | 15.8 (14.8–16.9) | 18.8 (17.3–20.4) | 18.4 (17.0–20.0) | 20.2 (17.6–23.0) | |
| Physical activity | Leisure PA (≥ 150 min/wk) | 24.5 (23.2–25.8) | 18.7 (17.9–19.5) | 13.8 (11.4–16.5) | 13.0 (12.1–13.9) | 7.7 (6.8–8.6) | 4.7 (4.0–5.5) | 21.8 (19.2–24.6) |
| Transport PA (≥ 10 min/wk) | 67.2 (65.4–68.8) | 53.9 (52.9–54.9) | 66.3 (62.9–69.6) | 76.6 (75.5–77.8) | 4.1 (3.5–4.8) | 71.5 (69.8–73.1) | – | |
| Occupational PA (≥ 10 min/wk) | – | 9.8 (9.2–10.4) | 37.2 (33.7–40.8) | – | – | 38.9 (37.2–40.7) | – | |
| Total PA (≥ 150 min/wk) | 57.7 (56.1–59.2) | 50.9 (49.9–51.9) | 63.7 (60.2–67.1) | 45.8 (44.5–47.2) | 49.4 (47.7–51.0) | 62.2 (60.4–64.0) | – | |
| Sitting time (4 h) | 57.3 (55.7–58.8) | 16.9 (16.2–17.7) | 31.7 (28.5–35.2) | – | – | 79.5 (78.0–80.9) | – | |
Values are presented in percentages and 95% confidence intervals. PA, physical activity