Physical activity of urban middle aged women in different domains: a cross sectional study

Agrawal, Ajay; Varma, Kanika; Gupta, Rajeev

doi:10.1007/s13410-014-0227-6

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“…13 In the majority of studies, there was a significant association between the age and physical activity levels. 5,6,12,18,20 In our study, along with a significant association, we also found that the trend for sedentary activity was decreasing as the age increases and was significant. This is a physiological process that as the age increases, the physical capacity of individual decreases and thus the physical activity level.…”

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“…This inactive lifestyle had a significant association with the presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, overweight, and obesity. 5,7,9,12 This high burden of sedentary activity has to be tackled by educating the population about the increase in physical activity in the daily routine so that it helps them for a longer life. A survey by integrated disease surveillance project-NCD in Maharashtra in the year 2007, reported that the physical inactivity levels are as high as 81.65%.…”

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“…Various studies have been conducted across the world to assess the physical activity levels among all age groups. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] This study is an attempt to focus on the physical activity levels and its correlates among adults of central India.…”

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A study of physical activity levels and its correlates among adults: a cross-sectional study

Patil

Dhoble

Kaware

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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INTRODUCTIONEvery year 38 million people succumb to death all over the world due to non-communicable diseases (NCD). Three-fourths of these deaths occur in low and middleincome countries like India. The probability of dying between 30 to 70 years in India is about 26 %, the cause being NCD's.1 A set of risk factors is attributed in the causation of these new generation epidemic diseases affecting the population across the World. These risk factors are tobacco, insufficient physical activity, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet, raised blood pressure, overweight and obesity and raised cholesterol. Insufficient physical activity increases the risk of diabetes, breast and colon cancers, high blood pressure and depression. According to World Health Organisation, 23 % of the population are physically inactive globally. It amounts to be the 4 th leading risk factor for global mortality. 3Globalization and urbanisation affected the interests in ABSTRACT Background: Three fourth of the world's death burden is shared by low to middle income countries due to noncommunicable diseases. Physical inactivity is one of the important preventable risk factor in non-communicable diseases. It amounts to 4 th leading risk factor for global mortality. Hence, this study was conducted to study the physical activity level and its correlates among adult patients attending health training centres in Nagpur. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among adult patients attending the health centres of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College. Pregnant women, lactating women, debilitated patients and patients not giving consent were excluded from the study. A preformed and pretested questionnaire was used to conduct the interviews which included socio-demographic variables like age, sex, and educational status. Anthropometric measurements and blood pressure were measured according to the standard guidelines. The physical activity level was calculated using the principles of 1985 FAO/WHO/UNU expert consultation (WHO, 1985). Results: Of 200 study subjects, 59% were having a sedentary lifestyle, 27% were having a moderately active lifestyle and 14% were having a vigorously active lifestyle. A statistically significant increasing trend for sedentary study subjects (p =0.002 with age was found. Those who reported sedentary physical activity levels had 3.42 odds of being hypertensive, 7.44 times odds of being diabetic, 3 times odds of being overweight and 2.41 odds of being obese. The adults in urban areas were having significantly less physical activity levels when compared rural areas. Conclusions: Higher levels of sedentary lifestyle were found in urban areas compared to rural areas. As the age increased the sedentary lifestyle was having a significantly increasing trend. Physical activity was associated with the diabetic status, hypertensive status, and obesity status.

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A study of physical activity levels and its correlates among adults: a cross-sectional study

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Kaware

2017

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“…In line with this, Brown et al [ 30 ], who explored the relationship between sitting time and BMI, reported that Australian women engaged in full-time home duties reported significantly lower overall sitting time than did full-time workers. In addition, a study performed in India that described the physical activity levels of urban middle-age women in different domains found that women’s maximum energy expenditure was in household chores and their minimum was in recreational exercise and transportation [ 31 ]. This pattern could explain why women have lower levels of sitting and lower levels of moderate/vigorous physical activity.…”

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Evidence of increasing sedentarism in Mexico City during the last decade: Sitting time prevalence, trends, and associations with obesity and diabetes

Medina¹,

Tolentino‐Mayo²,

López‐Ridaura³

et al. 2017

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IntroductionSedentary behaviors such as sitting time are associated with obesity and diabetes independently of total reported physical activity. This study aimed to describe the current sitting time/day prevalence and trends and to examine the association of sitting time with sociodemographic and clinical variables in Mexico City.MethodsTwo cross-sectional representative surveys in Mexico City were used for this analysis (2006: n = 1148 and 2015: n = 1329). Sedentary behavior questions from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire included time spent sitting on a weekday in the last week or on a Wednesday. Sitting time /day was divided into deciles, and participants in the highest decile (≥ 420 minutes/day) were classified within the high sitting category; others were classified in the low sitting time category. Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate the associations of sitting time with sociodemographic and clinical indicators, controlling for confounders and testing for potential interactions.ResultsA total of 13.7% (2006) and 14.8% (2015) adults were classified in the highest sitting time category (≥ 420 minutes/day). There was a significant increase in the average sitting time/day between the surveys (216.0 minutes in 2006 vs. 233.3 minutes in 2015, p < 0.001). In 2015, men, those aged 20–49 years, those in low-intensity jobs, students, and those with a high socioeconomic level were more likely to be in the highest sitting time category. Participants with overweight/obesity (OR = 2.37, 95% CI: 1.11, 5.09) and those with high glucose levels (survey finding) (OR = 2.34, 95% CI: 1.04, 5.25) were more likely to report sitting time in the highest category.DiscussionSitting time/day prevalence increased 8%, and average daily sitting minutes significantly increased by 8.2% (18 minutes) in the nine-year study period (2006–2015). Current public health policies should consider strategies not only for increasing physical activity levels, but also for reducing sitting time/day among the population as a measure to fight the growing epidemic of obesity and diabetes in Mexico.

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Brief report of the effects of the aerobic, resistance, and high-intensity interval training in type 2 diabetes mellitus individuals

Sousa

2017

Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries

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Physical activity of urban middle aged women in different domains: a cross sectional study

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A study of physical activity levels and its correlates among adults: a cross-sectional study

A study of physical activity levels and its correlates among adults: a cross-sectional study

Evidence of increasing sedentarism in Mexico City during the last decade: Sitting time prevalence, trends, and associations with obesity and diabetes

Brief report of the effects of the aerobic, resistance, and high-intensity interval training in type 2 diabetes mellitus individuals

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