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Abstract This is a cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out in 2017 with members of the Family Health Strategy Teams (Equipes de  Estratégias da Saúde da Família) in a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, seeking to identify the association between sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with the practice of physical activity during leisure periods by people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. An interview and clinical evaluation were used by applying a tool developed by the authors. For the analysis of self-reported data, descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used, with a significance level of 5% (? = 0.05). 558 people participated, predominantly: women (66.8%), ?60 years of age (66.3%), had a disease duration <10 years (63.8%), with an altered Body Mass Index (69.2%) and practice reduced physical activity (73.1%). An association was identified between less physical activity and gender, income, blood glucose and comorbidities. There was an association between sociodemographic characteristics, clinical conditions of participants and less physical activity.

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