Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and physical activity indicators, according to survey year of VIGITEL (2013–2019)
| Characteristics | Survey year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
| Individuals (n) | 52,929 | 40,853 | 54,174 | 53,210 | 53,034 | 52,395 | 52,443 |
| Sex (%), women | 53.9 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 |
| Mean age (years)* | 41.5 | 41.7 | 42.0 | 42.2 | 42.4 | 42.6 | 42.7 |
| Education (in years of study) | |||||||
| 4 years* | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| 8 years* | 29.0 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 25.8 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 22.5 |
| 9–11 years | 37.5 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 37.9 | 38.4 |
| 12 or more* | 25.9 | 25.9 | 27.3 | 31.6 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 32.8 |
| Skin color (%), white | 41.5 | 39.7 | 40.8 | 43.6 | 42.0 | 41.3 | 41.0 |
| Non-white* | 50.0 | 50.6 | 57.5 | 49.5 | 56.9 | 58.0 | 58.4 |
| Non-declared* | 8.5 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Physically activea | |||||||
| Total physical activity* | 50.6 | 51.3 | 52.5 | 54.9 | 54.0 | 55.9 | 55.2 |
| Leisure* | 33.8 | 35.3 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.0 | 38.1 | 39.0 |
| Active commuting* | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
*Ptrend < 0,05
aWe used the following thresholds for considering participants physically active in each of the physical activity indicators: total physical activity (summarizing LTPA, active commuting and occupation activities in min/week): 150 min of moderate intensity activities or 75 min of intense vigorous intensity activity activities per week; LTPA: of 150 min/week of moderate intensity or 75 min/week of vigorous intensity activities per week; Active commuting: at least 30 min a day of walking or cycling to or from school/work)