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Table 2 Descriptive analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (Mean and SD) and neck circumference (frequency and %) of adolescents and adults from eight Latin America countries (n = 2730)

From: Association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with neck circumference in eight Latin American countries

Country

MVPA

Neck circumference

Min/day

Mean (SD)

Normal

n (%)

Elevated

n (%)

Argentina

32.81 (22.63)

169 (57.7%)

124 (42.3%)

Brazil

33.37 (24.63)

405 (71.9%)

158 (28.1%)

Chile

40.27 (23.66)

128 (43.1%)

169 (56.9%)

Colombia

34.84 (24.63)

255 (75.2%)

84 (24.8%)

Costa Rica

32.41 (28.19)

149 (54.6%)

124 (45.4%)

Ecuador

40.04 (30.58)

188 (70.1%)

80 (29.9%)

Peru

36.43 (26.60)

212 (64.2%)

118 (35.8%)

Venezuela

31.16 (21.91)

213 (58.0%)

154 (42.0%)

Full sample

34.88 (25.40)

1719 (63.0%)

1011 (37.0%)

  1. MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity