Prática de atividade física de lazer: uma análise entre homens e mulheres com base na Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde

Abstract

Taking into account the relevance of the study on the practice of leisure-time physical activity and its relationship with the health production process, this research seeks to identify the factors that influence the practice of leisure-time physical activity among men and women. To this end, it is essential to detect the frequency of these activities for both sexes, compare the effects that variables associated with the practice of leisure have on men and women, identifying possible differences and investigating the barriers and facilitators perceived by the target audience in practicing the activity. physics at leisure. In this way, an exploratory and descriptive research was carried out with a quantitative approach, using data from the National Health Survey for the years 2013 and 2019. Adopting the logistic regression model (logit) as an important tool, we followed the behavior of the probability of men and women presenting themselves as active in leisure according to the explanatory variable presented. Therefore, we observed a higher frequency of leisure-time physical activity among men. Furthermore, income level establishes a positive relationship with the practice of leisure-time physical activity for both sexes. The level of education follows in the same direction, even assuming greater relevance for men. The relationship between leisure-time physical activity and smoking behaved negatively for both sexes. The presence of children between 0 and 6 years old was considered, being interpreted as an impediment to the construction of an active woman in leisure time, while for men the results were not significant. Thus, it is possible to verify the importance of public policies that promote a healthier lifestyle among men and women and that they use research and studies already carried out, with the intention of identifying gender inequality in this leisure practice, being efficient in producing certain equity.