Assessment of Physical Activity in Adults Living in Shiraz in 2015

[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.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] Physical Activity;Adult;Shiraz