Knuth Alan Goularte, Malta Deborah Carvalho, Dumith Samuel Carvalho, Pereira Cimar Azeredo, Morais Neto Otaliba Libânio, Temporão Jose Gomes, Penna Gerson, Hallal Pedro Curi
Programa de Pós-graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Brazil.
Cien Saude Colet. 2011 Sep;16(9):3697-705. doi: 10.1590/s1413-81232011001000007.
Population surveys are a key component of the relevant activities for public health. There is growing interest in identifying behavioral aspects which influence individual and collective health, such as physical activity (PA). The aim of this study is to present PA data from the 2008 Brazilian National Household Survey (PNAD) according to regional distribution and the socio-demographic characteristics. A partnership between the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and the Ministry of Health was responsible for preparing the health supplement of the questionnaire. The sample size was 292,553 individuals. The proportion of subjects practicing PA at the recommended levels in leisure time was 10.5%, exactly the same proportion of subjects reporting active transportation to and from work. Males and younger adults were more active; schooling was directly related to leisure-time PA and inversely associated with transport-related physical activity. One fifth of the Brazilians did not report any physical activity at all and 35.7% watch TV for 3 hours or more, on average, per day. These data may help design public policies aimed at promoting health, in particular through PA, which may positively influence on the quality of life of the Brazilian population.
人口调查是公共卫生相关活动的关键组成部分。人们越来越关注识别影响个人和集体健康的行为因素，如体育活动（PA）。本研究的目的是根据地区分布和社会人口特征，呈现2008年巴西全国住户调查（PNAD）中的体育活动数据。巴西地理与统计研究所和卫生部之间的合作负责编制问卷的健康补充部分。样本量为292,553人。在休闲时间达到推荐水平进行体育活动的受试者比例为10.5%，这与报告上下班采用积极交通方式的受试者比例完全相同。男性和年轻人更活跃；受教育程度与休闲时间的体育活动直接相关，与交通相关的体育活动呈负相关。五分之一的巴西人根本没有报告任何体育活动，35.7%的人平均每天看电视3小时或更长时间。这些数据可能有助于制定旨在促进健康的公共政策，特别是通过体育活动，这可能会对巴西人口的生活质量产生积极影响。
