There was an increasing trend for ST in Argentina, Peru, and Uruguay.
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Time trends and inequalities of physical activity domains and sitting time in South America.
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There were mixed findings for the time trends of total physical activity ( Table 4 ), with a decreasing trend in Chile (2009/2010 = 78.9% vs 2016/2017 = 70.5%) and Peru (2009/2010 = 78.6% vs 2011 = 69.6%), an increasing trend in Brazil (2013 = 57.3% vs 2019 = 67.0%), and Uruguay (2006 = 69.4% vs 2013 = 79.4%), and maintenance in Argentina and Venezuela ( Table 5 ).
We also found a slightly increasing trend for sitting time across the South American countries, with minor changes regarding education, gender, and age inequalities.