Abstract
Introduction: Physical inactivity is one of the main risk factors related to worldwide mortality, with great implications for chronic diseases. In relation to university students, physical inactivity represents a prevalent behavior. Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with leisure-time physical inactivity in university students of a Physical Education course. Methodology: It is a cross-sectional study carried out in a public higher education institution from state of Bahia. The physical inactivity investigated by Prevalence Ratio (PR). Significance level was 5%. Results: 111 university students participated in it. The prevalence of physical inactivity in leisure-time was 14.4%. Female students were associated with leisure-time physical inactivity (PR: 6.22; CI95%: 1.62 – 23.90), university students of higher age groups were less inactive in leisure-time when compared to younger ones (PR: 0.18; 95%CI: 0.04 – 0.92), and married students were more inactive in leisure-time. Conclusion: The prevalence of physical inactivity in the leisure-time was lower in Physical Education students. Married female students aged between 18 to 20 years old had higher prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity.
Highlights
Physical inactivity is one of the main risk factors related to worldwide mortality, with great implications for chronic diseases
To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with leisure-time physical inactivity in university students of a Physical Education course
The physical inactivity investigated by Prevalence Ratio (PR)
Summary
Physical inactivity is one of the main risk factors related to worldwide mortality, with great implications for chronic diseases. As variáveis independentes foram: sexo (masculino e feminino), faixa etária em anos completos (18-20, 2124, ≥25) situação conjugal (solteiro e casado), ano de entrada no curso (2014, 2013, 2012 e 2011 ou anterior), consumo de frutas/sucos (≥5 dias por semana e ≤4 dias por semana)[14], consumo de verduras/saladas (≥5 dias por semana e ≤4 dias por semana)[14] e índice de massa corporal (IMC), calculado com base na equação padrão (massa corporal dividida pela estatura ao quadrado), mediante as informações referidas da massa corporal e estatura, classificado em peso normal (IMC: 18,5 a 24,9 kg/m2) e excesso de peso (IMC: ≥25,0 kg/m2)[15].
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