Assessment of Physical Activity in Adults Living in Shiraz in 2015

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Mahboobeh Ghoreishi¹  Negin Hadi²  Samaneh Parvizi³ 

[1] Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran;Community Medicine Department, Neurosciences Research Center, Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran;Emam Ali Clinic, Bushehr, IR Iran

关键词: Physical Activity;    Adult;    Shiraz;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj34654

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Background:Physicalinactivityisamodifiableriskfactorforobesity,diabetes,cardiovasculardiseases,andcertaintypesofcancer.Objectives:ThisstudyaimedtoinvestigatethepatternsanddemographiccorrelateswithphysicalactivityamonganurbanpopulationinShiraz,Iran.MaterialsandMethods:Thisstudywasapopulation-basedcross-sectionalstudywithamultiple-stagesamplingmethodof700subjects,allover18yearsold.Physicalactivitywasassessedthroughthelongversionoftheinternationalphysicalactivityquestionnaire(IPAQ),usingface-to-faceinterviewswithlast-weekrecall.Participantswerecategorizedintoinactive,moderate,andintenseactivitycategories.Fordataanalysis,SPSSversion19wasused.Student’st-testandone-wayANOVAwerealsoperformed.Results:BasedonthethreeactivitycategoriesestablishedbytheIPAQ,14.3%ofShirazadultswereinactive,44.5%wereactive,and41.2%hadahighlevelofactivity,butgt;67.6%ofthesampledidnotengageinanytypeofvigorous-intensityphysicalactivitylastingforatleast10minutes.Malesandyoungpeopleparticipatedinmorevigorousactivitycomparedtofemalesandolderpeople.Marriedandhighlyeducatedpeopleweremorelikelytodemonstratehigherlevelsofphysicalactivityduringleisuretime.Conclusions:Accordingtotheresultsofthisstudy,thereisaneedtopromotevariousformsofphysicalactivity,withspecialattentiontoleisure-timeactivitiesandvigorous-intensityphysicalactivity,acrossbothgendersandallagegroups,especiallyinjoblessandpoorlyeducatedindividuals.

【 授权许可】

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