scholarly journals A national and sub-national metaregression of the trend of insufficient physical activity among Iranian adults between 2001 and 2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aida Kamalian ◽  
Fatemeh Khosravi Shadmani ◽  
Moein Yoosefi ◽  
Bahram Mohajer ◽  
Farnam Mohebi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Wealth Index ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Spatiotemporal Model ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Risk Factor Surveillance ◽  
Insufficient Physical Activity ◽  
And Gender ◽  
National Prevalence ◽  
Age Category

AbstractInsufficient physical activity (IPA) caused approximately 5% of mortalities in 2017 in Iran, almost double its global average. Despite the relatively considerable burden, a knowledge gap exists regarding the trend of IPA in recent years. We described the trend of IPA prevalence utilizing the data from six rounds of STEPwise approach to risk factor Surveillance (STEPS) in Iran. We estimated the physical activity status of Iranian adults from 2006 to 2016 after adjusting for years of schooling, urbanization percentage, and wealth index. We used the spatiotemporal model to interpolate and extrapolate the IPA prevalence for the years in-between the series and from 2001 to 2006, respectively. We used the data of 177,910 participants from six STEPS surveys and found that the national prevalence of IPA had steadily increased over the course of 16 years and had almost doubled in this time period (23.1% in 2001 to 55.4% in 2016). The increase was persistent across all age and gender strata and in every province. Moreover, IPA was more prevalent among women than their male peers regardless of their age category or province of residence. The prevalence of IPA in Khuzestan (highest prevalence) was almost double compared to that in Lorestan (lowest prevalence) in 2016. The IPA prevalence increased considerably and almost doubled in 16 years among Iranian adults, particularly women. Policies need to target IPA as a high priority contributing to the burden of Non-communicable diseases.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1978
Author(s):  
Tjaša Filipčič ◽  
Špela Bogataj ◽  
Jernej Pajek ◽  
Maja Pajek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Habitual Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Comorbidity Score ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
And Gender

Hemodialysis (HD) patients have lower functional abilities compared to healthy people, and this is associated with lower physical activity in everyday life. This may affect their quality of life, but research on this topic is limited. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between habitual physical activity and quality of life in HD patients and healthy controls. Ninety-three HD patients and 140 controls participated in the study. Quality of life was assessed using a 36-item medical outcomes study short-form health survey (SF-36). Human Activity Profile (HAP) was used to assess habitual physical activity. The adjusted activity score (AAS) from HAP, age, gender, fat tissue index (FTI), lean tissue index (LTI), and Davies comorbidity score were analyzed as possible predictors of the Physical Component Summary (PCS) of the SF-36. Three sequential linear models were used to model PCS. In Model 1, PCS was regressed by gender and age; in Model 2 the LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity scores were added. Model 3 also included AAS. After controlling for age and gender (ModelHD 1: p = 0.056), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score effects (ModelHD 2: p = 0.181), the AAS accounted for 32% of the variation in PCS of HD patients (ModelHD 3: p < 0.001). Consequently, the PCS of HD patients would increase by 0.431 points if the AAS increased by one point. However, in healthy controls, AAS had a lower impact than in the HD sample (B = 0.359 vs. 0.431), while the corresponding effects of age and gender (ModelH 1: p < 0.001), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score (ModelH 2: p < 0.001) were adjusted for. The proportion of variation in PCS attributed to AAS was 14.9% (ModelH 3: p < 0.001). The current study results showed that physical activity in everyday life as measured by the HAP questionnaire is associated to a higher degree with the quality of life of HD patients than in healthy subjects. Routine physical activity programs are therefore highly justified, and the nephrology community should play a leading role in this effort.

scholarly journals Physical activity benefits of attending a senior center depend largely on age and gender: a study using GPS and accelerometry data

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oriol Marquet ◽  
Monika Maciejewska ◽  
Xavier Delclòs-Alió ◽  
Guillem Vich ◽  
Jasper Schipperijn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Senior Center ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
And Gender

Relationship between Children's and Parents' Stereotyping of Physical Activities

1993 ◽  
Vol 77 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1283-1289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy L. Pellett ◽  
Arlene A. Ignico
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Age And Gender Differences ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine age and gender differences in perceptions of gender-typed physical activities and to investigate the relationship between children's and parents' perceptions. Participants included 357 students in Grades K, 2, 4, and 6 and their parents ( n = 455) from two elementary schools in Utah. The Physical Activity Stereotyping Index was used to assess both children's and parents' perceptions. Boys scored higher (more stereotypical in perceptions) on the Index than girls. Students in Kindergarten and Grade 2 scored significantly higher than those in Grades 4 and 6, while all adult (parents) groups were less stereotypical in their beliefs than all student groups. Significant correlations were obtained for spouses' scores ( r = .44, p < .001) and for parents' and their children's scores ( r = .24, p < .02).

scholarly journals Incidence of schizophrenia in south-east London between 1965 and 1997

2003 ◽  
Vol 182 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Boydell ◽  
J. Van Os ◽  
M. Lambri ◽  
D. Castle ◽  
J. Allardyce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Program ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
The Past ◽  
Poisson Models ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Specific

BackgroundThere has been much debate about changes in the incidence of schizophrenia.AimsTo identify any changes in incidence of schizophrenia in Camber well, south-east London, between 1965 and 1997.MethodResearch Diagnostic Criteria and DSM–III–R diagnoses were generated for all first contacts by the OPCRIT computer program, and incidence rates of schizophrenia in seven time periods were measured. Indirect standardisation and Poisson models were used to measure the effect of time period and to examine interactions with age and gender.ResultsThere was a continuous and statistically significant increase in the incidence of schizophrenia, which was greatest in people under 35 years of age and was not gender-specific.ConclusionsThe incidence of schizophrenia has doubled in south-east London over the past three decades.

scholarly journals Age and gender as moderators of the relationship between physical activity and alcohol use

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 933-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadra E. Lisha ◽  
Matthew Martens ◽  
Adam M. Leventhal
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship
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