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Therefore, this study aims to characterize PA awareness and knowledge, and to quantify its association with sociodemographic characteristics, health literacy and frequency of exercise.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In a cross-sectional study conducted in 2012, a total of 1624 Portuguese-speaking residents of mainland Portugal (16\u201379\u200ayears old) were assessed through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Adjusted prevalence ratios, calculated using <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Poisson<\/jats:italic> regression, were used to quantify associations with PA awareness and knowledge.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The most reported benefits of PA were \u201creduces abdominal fat accumulation\u201d (95.8%), \u201creduces myocardial infarction risk\u201d (92.9%) and \u201cimproves bone health\u201d (90.7%), these were less referred by older participants, while more often identified by those who exercise daily. The most referred barrier for people to not practice PA regularly was \u201clack of time\u201d (33.9%) with differences observed by sex, age, education, employment and health literacy. Over two-thirds of participants correctly identified at least 2 of 3 PAs (\u201crunning\u201d, \u201csoccer\u201d and \u201ctennis\u201d) that require the most energy, particularly males, those with higher health literacy and who exercise twice or more times a week.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>An adequate PA-related awareness and knowledge was observed, and differences according to age, health literacy levels and frequency of exercise were found. As such, awareness-raising interventions to increase regular PA through improving physical literacy and motivation should focus on older adults, those with limited health literacy and who do not exercise.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/j.pbj.0000000000000130","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,14]],"date-time":"2021-04-14T00:29:55Z","timestamp":1618360195000},"page":"e130","update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Regular physical activity-related awareness and knowledge in Portugal: results from a population-based survey"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Estefania","family":"Guedes-Estevez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"EPIUnit \u2013 Instituto de Sa\u00fade P\u00fablica, Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas 135, 4050-600 Porto"}]},{"given":"Ana Rute","family":"Costa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"EPIUnit 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