Leisure-time physical activity and prevalence of non-communicable pathologies and prescription medication in Spain.

Autor/Urheber	Fernandez-Navarro, Pablo; Aragones, María Teresa; Ley, Victoria
Institution	Public Library of Science
Titel	Leisure-time physical activity and prevalence of non-communicable pathologies and prescription medication in Spain.
Quelle	In: Publisher's version; PLoS One. 2018 Jan 19;13(1):e0191542.; 1932-6203; 29352280; doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0191542; PloS one(2018) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0191542
Schlagwörter	Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Noncommunicable Diseases; Prevalence; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Spain; Young Adult; Exercise; Prescription Drugs
Abstract	Our aims were to describe physical activity (PA) behaviour in Spain and to examine its association with the prevalence of some of the major non-communicable diseases and with the use of prescription medication. Individualized secondary data retrieved from the 2014 European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) for Spain were used to conduct a cross-sectional epidemiological study (n = 18926). PA was assessed by two different measures: a specific designed variable for EHIS and a leisure time PA frequency-based query of the national survey. Diseases analyzed were hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, depression and anxiety. The use of prescription medication was also included in the study. Weighted percentages were computed and contingency tables were calculated to describe PA by levels of the traits and sociodemographic characteristics. Chi-square test was used to compare percentages between groups and weighted logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship between PA and the prevalence of the disease. About 73% of the Spanish population performs no PA at all or only occasionally during their leisure time, and only one third meets minimum PA international guidelines (≥ 150min/week). Men are considerably more active than women and less PA is observed as the education level decreases and as age increases. The risk of the diseases evaluated was up to three times higher among inactive individuals. This study provides national population-based estimations highlighting the impact of PA in Spain, not only in the prevalence of some of the major non-communicable diseases but also in reducing prescription medication, and the potential sex and socioeconomic influence. ; This work was supported by EPY 1271/15 from Spain's Health Research Fund, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; https://portalfis.isciii.es/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx. PFN is the PI of the project. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. ; Sí
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