Insufficient free-time physical activity and occupational factors in Brazilian public school teachers
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https://doi.org/10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006217Keywords:
Faculty, Education, Primary and Secondary, Working Conditions, Sedentary Lifestyle, Motor Activity, Occupational HealthAbstract
OBJECTIVE To evaluate if perceived occupational factors are associated with insufficient free-time physical activity in Brazilian public school teachers. METHODS The relationship between insufficient physical activity (< 150 minutes/week) and variables related to work was analyzed in 978 elementary and high school teachers calculating the prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) in Poisson regression models, adjusted for sociodemographic and health variables. RESULTS The prevalence of insufficient physical activity was 71.9%, and this condition was associated independently with the perception of bad or regular balance between personal and professional life (PR = 1.09; 95%CI 1.01–1.18), perception that standing time affects the work (PR = 1.16; 95%CI 1.01–1.34), low or very low perception of current ability for the physical requirements of work (PR = 1.21; 95%CI 1.08–1.35), and temporary employment contract (PR = 1.13; 95%CI 1.03–1.25). The teaching of physical education was associated with lower prevalence of insufficient physical activity (PR = 0.78; 95%CI 0.64–0.95). CONCLUSIONS The perception of adverse working conditions is associated with increased prevalence of insufficient physical activity in teachers and should be considered for the promotion of physical activity in this population.Downloads
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2017-01-01
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Dias, D. F., Loch, M. R., González, A. D., Andrade, S. M. de, & Mesas, A. E. (2017). Insufficient free-time physical activity and occupational factors in Brazilian public school teachers. Revista De Saúde Pública, 51, 68. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006217