Cross-national comparisons of socioeconomic differences in the prevalence of leisure-time and occupational physical activity, and active commuting in six Asia-Pacific countries

Abstract

There is a link between types of physical activity participation and socioeconomic factors in developing countries. Associations with socioeconomic indicators are likely to reflect economic growth. The findings strongly support the need for a comparable non-communicable risk factors surveillance system in developing countries.

Domínios de atividade física e escolaridade em São Paulo, Brasil: estudo transversal seriado, 2003 e 2008

“…Todavia, fica claro que este aumento corresponde às categorias de maior escolaridade, uma vez que, entre as mulheres menos escolarizadas, foi observada queda na proporção de ativas no trabalho. As mudanças observadas harmonizam-se com o desenvolvimento econô-mico, que afeta a natureza do trabalho e influencia o comportamento, levando a uma mudança no gasto energético, com a redução da atividade física no trabalho e no deslocamento 34 .…”

Condições socioeconômicas e prática de atividades físicas em adultos e idosos: uma revisão sistemática

“…Em sua grande maioria, os estudos apresentaram como instrumento de medida da atividade física o Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ), seja na versão curta 22,26,29,35,40 ou longa 11,21,25,31,33,37 . Os demais utilizaram instrumentos desenvolvidos para os próprios estudos para classificar os participantes de acordo com o nível de atividade física [14][15][16][17]19,23,27,28,36,38 . Foram identificados dez estudos com adultos e idosos brasileiros, correspondendo a 23,2% dos artigos analisados 25,29,[36][37][38][39][40]47,50 .…”

“…Foram encontrados 21 (48,8%) estudos que analisaram a variável renda 10,11,15,16,18,20,22,23,[25][26][27][28][29][30][32][33][34][35][38][39][40] . Todos os estudos analisaram a variável renda de forma categórica, com diferenças sendo observadas para a medida utilizada: renda familiar mensal e anual 23,26,28 ou renda per capita 19 .…”

Correlates of Omani adults’ physical inactivity and sitting time

“…Many studies from developed countries have reported that people with less education have higher odds of being physically inactive (11,12) ; such an association was seen only among men in our study. However, similar to age, global evidence on the associations of education with physical activity is inconsistent (22,29) . Studies in South-East Asia have found that those with less education are more active (22,23) , highly educated individuals in China were less active during work and transport but more active during leisure compared with those less educated, but in the Philippines, Malaysia and Nauru there was no association between education and physical activity (29) .…”

“…However, similar to age, global evidence on the associations of education with physical activity is inconsistent (22,29) . Studies in South-East Asia have found that those with less education are more active (22,23) , highly educated individuals in China were less active during work and transport but more active during leisure compared with those less educated, but in the Philippines, Malaysia and Nauru there was no association between education and physical activity (29) . Given that the association of education with physical inactivity appears to be context specific, and due to some of the inconclusive findings for the Sur population, further research is needed to better understand this relationship in Oman.…”