Gender Differences in Physical Activity among the University Students in the Visegrad (V4) Countries

Ács, Pongrác; Bergier, Józef; Salonna, Ferdinand; Junger, Ján; Gyuró, M; Simon-Ugron, Ágnes; Welker, Zsanett; Makai, Alexandra

doi:10.24193/subbeag.62(1).01

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“…This is very similar to the findings in the study by Eleojo et al, who proved that only a small proportion of the study population was physically active. 40 A previous multicentre study revealed that a proportion of male respondents were physically inactive compared with female respondents, 40 which corresponds to our findings. Our study found an association between physical inactivity and father's occupation.…”

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Clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors among first-year students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

2023

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INTRODUCTIONCardiovascular disease (CVD) is a global public health problem and a leading cause of disability-adjusted life years in 2019. 1 Most of these risk factors are caused by unhealthy lifestyles and habits; therefore, they are sometimes referred to as lifestyle risk factors and include smoking, tobacco, and excessive alcohol use, poor dietary patterns, and physical inactivity. Adolescents and young adults are particularly susceptible to these CVD risk factors in both developing and developed countries. 2,3 Nearly all deaths from CVD occur among young people in Africa than in Europe and North America. 4 Modifiable behaviors like physical inactivity, tobacco use, unhealthy diet and harmful alcohol consumption increase the risk of CVDs. 5 About 38% of men and 40% of women aged at 18 years or older were overweight in 2014, and this figure is more than double the rate between 1980 and 2015. 4 In Nigeria, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is 26.8% and 6.5%, respectively according to WHO. 6 In southwestern Nigeria, a study revealed that only 60% of university undergraduates consumed the minimum recommended number of servings of grain (cereal) foods, while 60%, 85%, and 40% of students did not meet the recommended daily allowance for protein, calcium, and iron respectively. 7 Globally, 23% of men and 32% of women over the age of 18 years were insufficiently physically active in 2016. 8 Not having sufficient physical activity is one of the ten leading risk factors for global mortality. These people have at 20%-30% increased risk in all-cause mortality compared with those who engage in at least 150 minutes in moderate-intensity physical activity per week,

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Clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors among first-year students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

2023

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“…When compared to the EU average (46%), the 56% of the Hungarian population who never do any sport is fairly large, and shows a 9% increase in comparison to the result obtained in the earlier survey carried out in 2013 (37). Even when a comparison is made with the V4 countries, significantly worse values (p < 0.001) have been experienced with respect to physical activity in Slovakia and especially Hungary, as data for their Czech and Polish counterparts are more favorable (45).…”

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Physical Activity of the Population of the Most Obese Country in Europe, Hungary

Bába

Ráthonyi

Müller

et al. 2020

Front. Public Health

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Introduction: Physical activity is inversely proportional to mortality, so it has an important role in disease prevention. The aim of our study was to characterize the physical activity of Hungarians, the most obese population in Europe. Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional study the physical activity of the Hungarian population was characterized in a sample (n = 1,295) which was representative of the sex, age and geographical location of the adult population aged 18 years and above by using the long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) as an instrument. Based on the metabolic equivalent (MET) rates three categories of physical activity (low, moderate, and high) were defined. Two-step cluster analysis was used to explore physical activity characteristics of participants using sex, age, settlement type and BMI categories as categorical variables, and MET values related to the Work, Transportation, Domestic and Garden, and Leisure Time domains of physical activity as continuous variables. Results: The study showed that 63.39% of the adult Hungarian population took part in high, and 24.78% in moderate activity, and only 11.73% of the sample belonged to the category of low physical activity. By cluster analysis six clusters of people with typical lifestyles could be identified in the Hungarian adult population. In all the six groups participants achieved moderate or high activity levels through work and housework. Physical activity in relation to transportation is very low, similarly to leisure-time sporting activities. In the case of elder people, severe overweight/obesity problems can be detected in married city-dwellers. Discussion: Although Hungary has the highest obesity rate in Europe our research has proved that Hungarians lead physically active lives. The dominant forms of their physical activity are linked to work and housework. Our findings draw attention to the need to examine other risk factors in addition to physical inactivity. Our findings also suggest that the type of physical activity should be more severely considered when defining factors protective against obesity.

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“…But with this comfort a physically inactive, sedentary lifestyle [1,2] also came along, which has spread throughout the world over the last decades, becoming a major contributor to the development of many illnesses, and imposing enormous burdens on the healthcare system. According to Ding et al [3], the economic burden imposed on societies in terms of physical inactivity can be measured in billions of dollars, which is not negligible in domestic terms either [4].…”

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Sporting habits of university students in Hungary

Balatoni¹,

Szépné²,

Müller³

et al. 2019

BJHPA

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Background: As physical activity, health, and the quality of life are strongly related. Leisure habits of students of the University of Debrecen, Hungary, were assessed in a recent survey. The survey used both online and offline (written) questionnaires. In the survey sport was defined as a physical activity outside of compulsory Physical Education (PE) classes that lasts for at least half an hour. In the questionnaire the background characteristics were profession, age, body weight, height, gender, and whether the student has compulsory PE classes. Material and methods:Altogether 857 students from all faculties of the University completed the survey. 60.4% of the respondents were females and 39.6% males; their average age was 21.5±2.7 (mean ± SD) years. Thirty-seven percent of them participate in PE classes.Results: Respondents reported 4.6±1.9 and 6.5±2.2 hours of free-time during the weekdays and weekends on average, respectively. During weekdays, students spend 1.7±1.2 hours watching TV and 4.6±2.0 hours on the internet, while 3.9±1.9 hours are dedicated for studying. On weekends, these activities take up approximately a half an hour more. Only 67.9% of the respondents participate regularly in sports activities. Conclusions:It is regrettable that 37% of the interviewed students do not engage in physical activity outside the compulsory PE classes at all, while they spend more than 6 hours watching TV or surfing the Internet. Feeling responsible for the quality of life of future generations we must encourage activities that change unhealthy life-styles while promoting sports activities.

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Gender Differences in Physical Activity among the University Students in the Visegrad (V4) Countries

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Clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors among first-year students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors among first-year students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Physical Activity of the Population of the Most Obese Country in Europe, Hungary

Sporting habits of university students in Hungary

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