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Contributors to energy expenditure in Guatemalan adults
Author(s) -
Gregory Cria O.,
RamirezZea Manuel,
Martorell Reynaldo,
Stein Aryeh D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a987-a
Subject(s) - overweight , physical activity , demography , energy expenditure , medicine , gerontology , population , sedentary behavior , activities of daily living , obesity , physical therapy , environmental health , sociology
The role of physical activity patterns in the substantial increase in overweight in Guatemala is largely unexplored. To describe activities contributing to population daily energy expenditure (EE), we analyzed time spent in daily activities, reported in a physical activity questionnaire in 2002–4, by 702 women and 603 men, age 27–42 y, living in rural and urban areas. Among a subset of 185 women and 158 men, data were also collected in 1997–8. Occupation (O) contributed 58% and 52% of EE of women and men, respectively. Almost all (94%) women and 43% of men have sedentary occupations (MET 1.7). Other activities contributing to EE were sleeping (S, 24% and 20%), sedentary activities (SA, 9% and 14%), chores/tasks (C/T, 6% and 4%), commuting (C, 3% and 7%), and sports/exercise (S/E, 0.3% and 4%) in women and men, respectively. Women had lower mean daily EE (34.1±1.9 kcal/kg/d vs. 40.7±6.9 p<0.01) and physical activity levels (PAL; 1.44±0.1 vs. 1.67±0.3 MET, p<0.01) than men. Any S/E time was reported by 6.3% and 43.5% of women and men, respectively. In women, 5 y trends indicate no differences in PAL, daily EE, participation in S/E, or prevalence of sedentary occupation; in men, PAL (‐0.06±0.3, p=0.02), daily EE (‐110.8±470, p=0.02), and participation in S/E (‐12.0%, p=0.02) decreased, while prevalence of sedentary occupation was unchanged. In this population the predominance of sedentary activities in women, and the increasing participation in low intensity activities in men both contribute to low PAL and substantial risk for overweight. Funding: NIH TW 005598