[Sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity considering sex, age and socioeconomic level in the Basque Country....

To describe the prevalence of sedentarism and physical inactivity according to sex, age, and socioeconomic level in the Basque Country.

A cross-sectional study was conducted based on the 2018 Basque Autonomous Community Health Survey (n=7814 adults). Crude prevalences of sedentarism and physical inactivity, overall and by age group, were calculated, as well as the existence of a socioeconomic pattern was assessed through robust Poisson regression models.

The overall prevalence of sedentarism was around 32% in sexes, reaching 60% in the age group older than 85 years and 45% in young people aged 18 to 29 years. The prevalence of physical inactivity was 22% in men (15% in the youngest and 37% in the oldest) and 29.5% in women (17% in the youngest and 64% in the oldest). Differences were found in the prevalences of sedentarism and physical inactivity according to socioeconomic level, with people of higher social class being more sedentary, and people with lower educational level being more inactive.

In the context of the study, there is a different pattern in terms of physical activity and sedentary lifestyle according to socioeconomic level and life cycle.