ABSTRACT
The factors associated with the practice of physical activity among Brazilian workers were evaluated. It is a descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted with 82,019,207 workers by means of the National Survey by Household Sample of 2015. So to verify the association of physical activity practice among workers, Odds Ratio (OR) was estimated at p<0.05 by means of a logistic regression model with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI). It was noted that only 31.7% of the workers practiced physical activity. The practicing probability decreased with age increasing, especially for males between 46 and 55 years old (OR 0.626, CI 0.565-0.693), as well as for female workers with children under 14 years old (OR 0.569, IC 0.474-0.682) facing high working hours. The practice of formal workers is 17.9% higher than among informal workers. Also, the increase in schooling as in salaries raised the chance by, respectively, 5.719 for those with 15 years or more of study and by 2.365 for those between 12 and 15 minimum salaries of income. Finally, the military personnel enjoyed a greater chance of practicing physical activity (OR 5.586, IC 3.572-8.736).
KEY WORDS:
Occupational health; Exercise; Public health; Work