Fatores que interferem na inatividade física total em mulheres com excesso de peso

Abstract

Objective: to investigate the variables that interfere with total physical inactivity in overweight women. Methods:cross-sectional research that collected sociodemographic data, self-perceived health, self-efficacy for physical activity, weight, and height in 142 women. The International Physi-cal Activity Questionnaire was used to evaluate physical ac-tivity. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. A 5% statistical significance level was adopted. Results: the pre-valence of total physical inactivity was 34.5%. A significant association between total physical inactivity and age was found in the bivariate analysis. In the multivariate analysis, only women with regular and poor self-perceived health showed an increase of 124% and 150%, respectively, of total physical inactivity. Conclusion: physical inactivity was asso-ciated with regular and poor self-perception of health, being a health parameter for the development of health promotion policies and actions.