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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and physical activity indicators, according to survey year of VIGITEL (2013–2019)

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity in Brazil: a pooled cross-sectional analysis from 2013 to 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

  1. *Ptrend < 0,05
  2. 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)