TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical Activity and Obesity Risk in Adults in Colombia
T2 - The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study
AU - O’Donovan, Gary
AU - Martínez, Daniel
AU - López-López, Jose P.
AU - Otero, Johanna
AU - Urina, Manuel
AU - Vasquez, Tatiana
AU - Niño, Monica
AU - Narvaez, Claudia
AU - Campo, María Camila
AU - Perez-Mayorga, Maritza
AU - Rodríguez, Shislem
AU - Arcos, Edgard
AU - Sanchez, Gregorio
AU - García, Henry
AU - Rangarajan, Sumathy
AU - Yusuf, Salim
AU - López-Jaramillo, Patricio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/7/1
Y1 - 2024/7/1
N2 - O’DONOVAN, G., D. MARTÍNEZ, J. P. LÓPEZ-LÓPEZ, J. OTERO, M. URINA, T. VASQUEZ, M. NIÑO, C. NARVAEZ, M. C. CAMPO, M. PEREZ-MAYORGA, S. RODRÍGUEZ, E. ARCOS, G. SANCHEZ, H. GARCÍA, S. RANGARAJAN, S. YUSUF, and P. LÓPEZ-JARAMILLO. Physical Activity and Obesity Risk in Adults in Colombia: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 56, No. 7, pp. 1291- 1296, 2024. Purpose: This study aimed 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·wk−1), medium (600–3000 MET·min·wk−1), or high (>3000 MET·min·wk−1; 600 MET·min·wk−1 is equivalent to 150 min of moderate activity or 75 min of vigorous activity per week). Obesity was defined as body mass index ≥30 kg·m−2. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, smoking, socioeconomic status, diet, alcohol, sedentary time, and sleep. Results: The main analysis included 3086 men and women aged 51 ± 9 yr at baseline (mean ± SD). Compared with the low physical activity group, the odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for obesity was 0.67 (0.53–0.85) in the medium physical activity group and 0.78 (0.62–0.98) in the high physical activity group after adjustment for potential confounders. Smoking is probably a major confounder, and it is noteworthy that similar associations were observed in participants who reported never smoking. Conclusions: The PURE study is the only prospective cohort study in Colombia. The present analysis is important because it suggests that even the busy people of Colombia could substantially reduce their risk of obesity by participating in moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity.
AB - O’DONOVAN, G., D. MARTÍNEZ, J. P. LÓPEZ-LÓPEZ, J. OTERO, M. URINA, T. VASQUEZ, M. NIÑO, C. NARVAEZ, M. C. CAMPO, M. PEREZ-MAYORGA, S. RODRÍGUEZ, E. ARCOS, G. SANCHEZ, H. GARCÍA, S. RANGARAJAN, S. YUSUF, and P. LÓPEZ-JARAMILLO. Physical Activity and Obesity Risk in Adults in Colombia: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 56, No. 7, pp. 1291- 1296, 2024. Purpose: This study aimed 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·wk−1), medium (600–3000 MET·min·wk−1), or high (>3000 MET·min·wk−1; 600 MET·min·wk−1 is equivalent to 150 min of moderate activity or 75 min of vigorous activity per week). Obesity was defined as body mass index ≥30 kg·m−2. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, smoking, socioeconomic status, diet, alcohol, sedentary time, and sleep. Results: The main analysis included 3086 men and women aged 51 ± 9 yr at baseline (mean ± SD). Compared with the low physical activity group, the odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for obesity was 0.67 (0.53–0.85) in the medium physical activity group and 0.78 (0.62–0.98) in the high physical activity group after adjustment for potential confounders. Smoking is probably a major confounder, and it is noteworthy that similar associations were observed in participants who reported never smoking. Conclusions: The PURE study is the only prospective cohort study in Colombia. The present analysis is important because it suggests that even the busy people of Colombia could substantially reduce their risk of obesity by participating in moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity.
KW - BODY MASS INDEX
KW - COHORT STUDIES
KW - EXERCISE
KW - OVERWEIGHT
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85196099114&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003413
DO - 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003413
M3 - Artículo Científico
C2 - 38648672
AN - SCOPUS:85196099114
SN - 0195-9131
VL - 56
SP - 1291
EP - 1296
JO - Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
JF - Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
IS - 7
ER -
