• Jorge Ahumada Tello and María Cecilia Toffoletto.
• Escuela de Salud, Universidad Tecnológica de Chile, Chile.
• Rev Med Chil. 2020 Feb 1; 148 (2): 233-241.

BackgroundSedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity in Chile, has become a major problem and a public health priority in the last decade, as it increases the risk of non-communicable diseases.AimTo identify which factors are associated with sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity in Chile.Material And MethodsQualitative systematic review of papers published between 2009-2019 in BIREME, SCIELO, WoS, Scopus and Medline databases, retrieving 29,752 and leaving finally five articles for review.ResultsThe main risk factors associated with sedentary lifestyle (according to the Chilean National Health Survey) were: living in an urban area, high income levels, being smoker or ex-smoker, being physically inactive, having a DVD, computer or notebook at home and a motorized vehicle. Physical inactivity was associated with an age ≥ 65 years, hypertension and sedentary lifestyle. There are some common factors such as female sex, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.Conclusionshere are independent factors associated with both sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity in Chile. Some factors are common for the two unhealthy behaviors such as female gender, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.

10 keywords...

hide…