Accelerometer-based physical activity levels among Mexican adults and their relation with sociodemographic characteristics and BMI: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Prevalence of achieving 150 min per week or more of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity^a, by sociodemographic characteristics and BMI status, among adults from Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2011

	Total (unbouted) MVPA	MVPA within bouts of at least 10 minutes^b
	≥150 min per week	≥150 min per week
	% (95 % confidence interval)	% (95 % confidence interval)
Overall	58.6 (54.0, 63.3)	13.9 (10.8, 17.0)
Sex
Male	67.9 (61.5, 74.4)	19.5 (15.1, 23.9)
Female	49.8 (43.4, 56.2)	8.6 (4.5, 12.8)
Age
≤ 35 years	68.7 (61.2, 76.2)	16.2 (10.5, 22.0)
35 < years ≤ 50	58.8 (51.9, 65.6)	11.9 (7.9, 15.9)
50 < years ≤ 65	46.4 (39.0, 53.9)	13.9 (9.3, 18.6)
SES^c
Low (Q1)	68.1 (58.6, 77.6)	16.3 (10.9, 21.6)
Medium (Q2)	60.6 (52.0, 69.1)	16.5 (8.6, 24.5)
Medium-High (Q3)	52.6 (44.2, 60.9)	10.9 (7.9, 13.9)
High (Q4)	48.3 (38.5, 58.0)	10.8 (3.1, 18.5)
Education
< High School	62.1 (55.5, 68.7)	12.9 (8.3, 17.5)
High School	60.9 (54.0, 67.8)	14.5 (8.1, 20.9)
> High School	52.3 (45.0, 59.6)	14.9 (10.3, 19.5)
Motor Vehicle Ownership
No	68.9 (62.3, 75.6)	20.8 (14.7, 26.9)
Yes	50.1 (44.7, 55.6)	8.2 (5.8, 10.6)
Marital Status
Single	63.7 (53.4, 74.0)	19.7 (11.5, 27.9)
Married^d	58.4 (52.2, 64.5)	13.1 (9.2, 16.9)
Divorced^e	47.6 (32.8, 62.3)	4.9 (0.0, 13.0)
BMI Status
BMI <25	56.8 (48.4, 65.2)	19.0 (12.5, 25.5)
25 ≤ BMI <30	60.4 (54.6, 66.2)	12.0 (7.8, 16.3)
BMI ≥ 30	57.9 (50.3, 65.5)	12.0 (6.8, 17.1)

Prevalences are weighted for probability of selection and non-response by sex
^aCut-point (≥150 min per week) was selected to enhance comparability with reports from other countries/settings using this cut point for their accelerometer-based results; yet, these prevalences should not be interpreted as representing the proportion of the population meeting WHO recommendations for physical activity, which are based on studies relying on self-reported physical activity
^bMVPA-bouts are defined as having at least 10 min in duration, with ≥80 % corresponding to MVPA, and with each break below the threshold for MVPA (<1952 counts per minute) lasting 2 min maximum
^cBased on quartiles of individual SES index, constructed using centralized z-scores from a set of questions on household characteristics and assets per participant. The index excluded motor vehicle ownership and education
^dIncludes “living with someone”
^eIncludes “divorced” and “widower”

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