Gary O'Donovan, Daniel Martínez, Jose P López-López, Johanna Otero, Manuel Urina, Tatiana Vasquez, Monica Niño, Claudia Narvaez, María Camila Campo, Maritza Perez-Mayorga, Shislem Rodríguez, Edgard Arcos, Gregorio Sanchez, Henry García, Sumathy Rangarajan, Salim Yusuf, Patricio López-Jaramillo
PURPOSE: To investigate longitudinal associations between physical activity levels and obesity in adults in Colombia, where participation in large amounts of light-intensity physical activity is a necessity for many people. METHODS: Participation in moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity was assessed from 2005 to 2009 and obesity was assessed from 2011 to 2019 in men and women from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. Total physical activity level was categorized as low (<600 MET-min/week), medium (600-3,000 MET-min/week), or high (>3,000 MET-min/week) (600 MET-min/week is equivalent to 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week)...
February 24, 2024: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise