Factors Associated with Physical Activity in Basic Education Teachers, Montes Claros 2016

Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva's study evaluates factors associated with physical activity levels among 760 teachers from 35 basic education schools in Montes Claros in 2016. Sociodemographic characteristics, morbidities, anthropometric measurements, subjective health issues, and behaviors were assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Logistic regression identified associations between marital status, quality of life, self-rated health, health literacy, and sufficient physical activity practice.

Use Cases

• Predicting sufficient physical activity levels based on sociodemographic and health literacy factors mentioned in the description
• Analyzing associations between marital status and health behaviors among educators
• Modeling the relationship between subjective quality of life domains and physical activity practice

Strengths

• Data from 760 teachers across 35 schools provides a substantial sample size
• Includes multiple variable categories: sociodemographic, morbidities, anthropometric, subjective health, and behaviors
• Analysis includes specific odds ratios and confidence intervals for identified associations

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single-city study from 2016

Provenance

Source

Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva

Collection Method

Survey conducted in 2016 using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) and logistic regression analysis.

Time Range

2016

Geography

Montes Claros, Brazil