Asociación entre el nivel de actividad física y la presencia de sobrepeso, y obesidad en adultos de 20 a 60 años del área urbana del Ecuador en base a los datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición (ENSANUT-ECU)

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Introduction: Obesity, overweight and physical inactivity are the public health problems more known worldwide. Its prevalence has become a major threat to health, for being risk factors for the development of chronic diseases. The close relationship between physical activity and the health benefits is vital to combat the epidemic of overweight and obesity. As a result, decrease the morbidity and mortality rate of chronic diseases.Objective: To determine the association between physical activity levels and overweight/obesity in adult population 20 to 60 years old of urban areas from Ecuador.Method: A retrospective cross-sectional design. The 17579 urban adults 20 to 60 years old were included in the National Health and Nutrition Survey of Ecuador, which accounted for 5,202,799 adults of urban areas, using the expansion factor for this survey. However, for the logistic regression model a sample of 17409 valid cases were used. The dependent variable was overweight/obesity and the independent variable was physical activity. Analysis was by logistic regression, adjusting for sex, age, socioeconomic status, ethnic group, and schooling.Results: Data from 17409 adults were analyzed. The significant associations between overweight obesity and the categories of physical activity (IPAQ), adjusted for covariates, was found among men but not among women.Conclusions: The practice of physical activity was adversely associated with the prevalence of overweight/obesity only in adult men of urban area. These results emphasize the meaning of promoting physical activity to prevent and control overweight/obesity.