Socioeconomic and health differences in physical activity: a cross sectional study in Lithuania

Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) influences people’s individual health and quality of life and contributes to prevent non-communicable diseases. Research shows that only one third of the EU inhabitants satisfy the World Health Organisation’s recommendations for PA levels. Global decline in PA levels is associated with economic development, an increase in urbanization, communication technologies and the use of passive modes of transport. The aim of the study was to assess the levels of PA depending on socioeconomic factors and health among adults. Methods A cross sectional study of a random sample of Kaunas residents was conducted to investigate the habits of PA. A representative sample of 1111 individuals who completed the questionnaire were included in the study. Validated questionnaires were used to collect data. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to assess the relationship between the levels of PA and socioeconomic factors and health, adjusting for confounders. Results Our findings showed that non-workers were three times (OR 3.16; 95% CI 1.23-8.13) more likely to reach the levels of recommended PA compared to workers. The results revealed that car disposal and the increase in body mass index (BMI) were the two most important factors that reduced odds of reaching recommended levels of PA by 64 % (OR 0.36; 95% CI 0.14-0.93) and 13 % (OR 0.87; 95% CI 0.80-0.96). Conclusions The differences in PA levels by individual socioeconomic factors and health were investigated in this study. The European Commission actively promotes Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning by developing guidelines for the local authorities to promote active mobility and increase PA. Key messages The study highlights the importance of considering different individual characteristics when assessing PA and evaluating related health effects. It is important to improve the accessibility of urban areas and create cleaner and more sustainable transport modes to increase PA.

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Effects of Body Mass Index (BMI), demographic and socioeconomic factors on organized physical activity (OPA) participation in children aged 6-15 years: a cross-sectional study comparing primary and secondary school children in Greece

BMC Pediatrics ◽

10.1186/s12887-020-02276-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Vilelmine Carayanni ◽

Elpis Vlachopadopoulou ◽

Dimitra Koutsouki ◽

Gregory C. Bogdanis ◽

Theodora Psaltopoulou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Secondary School ◽

Socioeconomic Factors ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Primary And Secondary School

Abstract Background The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of body mass index category, as well as of demographic and socioeconomic factors on the participation in organized physical activity (OPA) of schoolchildren attending primary and secondary school in Greece. Furthermore, to compare the difference between the two levels. Methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted on a representative elementary and secondary school cohort, derived using stratification and probability proportional to size (PPS) methodology. The final sample included 18,264 subjects, aged 6 to 15 years. Parents of all students and students of secondary schools fulfilled validated questionnaires evaluating socioeconomic status, and participation to OPA. International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut offs were used to classify the children. Univariate and multivariate logistic models examined factors associated with OPA. All analyses were stratified by school level. Results Sport participation was not reported in 37.7 and 54.4% of primary and secondary schoolchildren respectively. Having BMI within normal range, being male, having parents participating in an organized activity and a high socio-economic status seem to encourage participation in OPA in both school levels. Conclusions Children with normal BMI are more likely to participate in OPA. Parents as role model as well as higher socioeconomic status of the family emerge as important influencers. Participation in OPA declines as students enter secondary school. Interventions focusing on increasing physical education and activity into school daily program should be tailored to the specific needs of different weight categories and can possibly eliminate the impact of SES inequalities.

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Association among dysmenorrhea and activity limitation and participation restrictions in adult women: a cross-sectional study, Brazil -2017

Archives of Public Health ◽

10.1186/s13690-021-00721-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 79 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Luana Brito dos Santos ◽

Caroline Wanderley Souto Ferreira ◽

Caroline Gomes Gonçalves ◽

Mikaela Aparecida de Oliveira Xavier ◽

Jardelina Hermecina Dantas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Effect Size ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Activity Limitation ◽

Self Report ◽

World Health ◽

Adult Women ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Participation Restrictions

Abstract Background The present study aims to analyse if dysmenorrhea is associated with activity limitations and participation restrictions in experencied by adult women. Methods This is a cross-sectional study carried out with adult women recruited from primary health services in Brazil between 2016 and 2017. Dysmenorrhea was measured via a self-report and the activity limitation and participation restrictions was assessed by the World Health Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS2.0). Pain and level of physical activity were assessed, respectively, by the numerical pain rating scale and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), short version. Associations between groups, dysmenorrhea and without dysmenorrhea (WD), were analysed by the median difference, Mann Whitney test, effect size measures and 95 % confidence interval. Statistical significance was p <0.05. Results The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 54 %. The pain lasted an average of three days or more (66 %). The average pain intensity, in the crisis period, was 6.1 ± 2.6, women who presented severe pain complaints were associated with considerable difficulties in their domains of mobility (p = 0.003; 2 = 0.115), participation (p = 0.030; 2 = 0.063) and total score (p = 0.012; 2 = 0.086), with a moderate effect size for all variables. Conclusions Severe dysmenorrhea was associated with higher scores of disabilities assessed by the WHODAS 2.0, especially in mobility, and participation domains.

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A Cross-Sectional Study On Practise Of Physical Activity Among Medical Students In Chennai

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11i4.3299 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 6216-6220

Author(s):

Rakshana S ◽

Anantha Eashwar V M ◽

Ruma Dutta ◽

Nisha B ◽

Gomathy Parasuraman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Medical Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

World Health Organisation ◽

Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Health ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

As defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO), physical activity is any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure. Physical activity is split into exercise and non-exercise physical activity. Physical inactivity is associated with many chronic and non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, carcinoma and mental health problems. According to the global statistical report of WHO, around 1.6 million deaths occur annually, and these deaths can be attributed to insufficient physical activity. This study would aim to assess the practice of physical activity among medical students and to study the factors associated with physical activity. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a private medical college between January 2020 and March 2020, 444 undergraduate students were included in the study, among which 401 responses were considered valid. A standard international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) was used. The data were entered in Microsoft Excel and analysed using Pearson’s chi-square test. The students belonged to 1st year 125(31.2%), 2nd year 128(31.9%), 3rd year 133(33.2%) and 4th year 15(3.7%). Majority of these students 233(58.1%) had an average Body Mass Index (BMI) and 184(45.9%) practised low level of physical activity. In comparison with the level of physical activity, batches(1st year, 2nd year,3rd year, 4th year) and gender(males, females) were significant at p<0.05, but BMI was not significant at p<0.05. Comparing the level of physical activity with the BMI of the students, it can be concluded that the level of physical activity is not associated with BMI.

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Prevalencia De Sobrepeso U Obesidad En Escolares De Una Población Urbana Del Estado De Jalisco, México

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2016.v12n23p62 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (23) ◽

pp. 62 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gómez-Delgado Guillermo ◽

Gutierrez-Villalobos Paola T. ◽

Viveros-Paredes Juan M. ◽

Pérez Vega María Isabel ◽

Miranda Beltrán María de la Luz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Total Population ◽

Sixth Grade ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

World Health ◽

Obesity Prevalence ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Organization

Introduction. Urban populations in Mexico have not escaped the influence of today's world with an increase in sedentary lifestyles and inadequate food consumption patterns. These conditions have exacerbated the emerging and alarming problem of overweight and obesity in the country. Objective. To diagnose the nutritional status and determine the overweight and obesity prevalence in children between ages of 5 to 14 years of an urban community in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. Material and methods. Through a cross-sectional study, 188 students were evaluated. Weight and height were measured and compared with reference standards of the World Health Organization, the values obtained from the measurement of waist circumference percentiles were compared with the percentile charts made by Fernandez et al, 2004. Results. The combined prevalence of overweight and obesity in the total population was 36.7% (n = 69); in males the prevalence was 20.7% (12.2% for overweight and 8.5% for obesity) and in females was 16% (9.6% and 6.4%, respectively). Children from the fifth and sixth grade had a higher prevalence of both overweight and obesity. Conclusions. Our study shows the current nutritional problems manifested in urban areas, which is accentuated on children with higher increase between the 5th and 6th grades.

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Determinan Stres pada Pegawai Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia

Kesmas National Public Health Journal ◽

10.21109/kesmas.v9i3.568 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 222 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Besral Besral ◽

Winne Widiantini

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Civil Servants ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Health Ministry ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Personal Stress ◽

Stress Inventory

Kejadian stres pada pelbagai kelompok di Indonesia cukup tinggi dan belum banyak diketahui determinannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui determinan stres pada pegawai Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia (Kemenkes RI). Penelitian potong lintang ini dilakukan pada tahun 2013 terhadap 230 pegawai sekretariat jenderal yang dipilih secara acak. Analisis statistik menggunakan regresi logistik ganda. Responden dikatakan stres jika memiliki skor 28 atau lebih dengan menggunakan 17 pertanyaan terkait personal stress inventory. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan prevalensi stres sebesar 79% dan determinan stres adalah obesitas, usia, jabatan, suku, pendidikan, dan aktivitas fisik. Risiko stres lebih tinggi pada pegawai yang obesitas (ORadj = 1,9), pegawai berusia di bawah 40 tahun (ORadj = 2,1), suku Sunda (ORadj = 3,1), menduduki jabatan struktural (ORadj = 2,3), pegawai yang berpendidikan SMA atau D3 (ORadj = 2,8), dan pegawai perempuan yang kurang aktivitas fisik (ORadj = 8,2). Disimpulkan bahwa determinan stres sangat bergantung pada beban kerja dan karakteristik individu, risiko stres sangat tinggi terdapat pada pegawai perempuan yang kurang aktivitas fisik. Disarankan agar Kemenkes melakukan promosi kesehatan tentang hidup sehat dan pencegahan stres kepada seluruh pegawai, melakukan rekreasi bersama secara berkala, melaksanakan olahraga rutin setiap hari Jumat pagi di pusat kebugaran Kemenkes untuk menurunkan obesitas dan stres. Determinants of Stress among Civil Servants at Health Ministry of IndonesiaThe prevalence of stress on various groups in Indonesia is quite high and has not been known their determinants. This study aimed to find out determinants of stress among civil servants at the Health Ministry of Republic of Indonesia. This cross sectional study was conducted in 2013 toward 230 secretariat general civil servants selected randomly. Analysis of statistic used multiple logistic regression. Respondents were considered stress if they got score 28 or more by using 17 questions personal stress inventory. Results showed that prevalence of stress related to and determinants of stress were obesity, age, position, tribe, education and physical activity was worth 79%. The risk of stress was higher among obese civil servants (ORadj = 1.9), age under 40 years old (ORadj = 2.1), tribe Sundanese (ORadj = 3.1), structural positions (ORadj = 2.0), senior high school or vocation level (ORadj = 2.8), women with lack of physical activity (ORadj = 8.2). To sum up, determinants of stress very depended on work loads and individual characteristics, the highest risk of stress among women who lack of physical activity. The Health Ministry should promote health public concerning healthy lifestyle and prevention of stress to all civil servants, periodically holding recreation together, conducting regular exercise on Friday morning in order to reduce obesity and stress.

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Changes in Nutritional Habits and Lifestyles during the COVID-19 Lockdown Period in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal ◽

10.12944/crnfsj.9.3.20 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 934-944

Author(s):

Randah Miqbil Alqurashi

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

World Health ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nutritional Habits ◽

Physical Activity Levels

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be a pandemic in March 2020 due to growing case notification rates worldwide. This study was designed to investigate nutritional habits and lifestyle changes among people living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during the COVID-19 lockdown. A cross-sectional study of 208 adults aged 18 to 56 years living in the KSA was conducted between March and May 2020. Participants were identified and invited to complete an online survey. Google Docs forms were used by participants to self-report their nutritional habits, lifestyles, and physical activity levels during the lockdown. Of the 208 participants, 88.9% were female. More than half of the participants (58.1%) reported an increase in their food consumption during the lockdown, which included a higher intake of fast food (47.1%), sweets (48.5%), and fruits and vegetables (49%). 30.8% of participants reported an increase in body weight during the lockdown, while 32.2% reported a decrease. Staying at home or working from home was associated with decreased levels of physical activity in 39% of participants. This study provides the first data on changes in nutritional habits and lifestyles during the COVID-19 quarantine. Our findings suggest that people should decrease their intake of foods that are high in fat and sugar and increase their physical activity levels to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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Adolescent's Health Needs in Aran Bidgol city in 2015-16: A Cross-Sectional study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-103746/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

azam bagheri ◽

Elahe Lame ◽

Mohammad Mahdavipanah ◽

Leila Darogheh ◽

zohreh sadat ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Spiritual Health ◽

Health Needs ◽

World Health ◽

Personal Hygiene ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychometric Instrument

Abstract BackgroundPaying attention to the health of adolescents, especially girls, is one of the Millennium Development Goals and one of the missions of the member countries of the World Health Organization. Considering the importance of the health of this age group and that the first step in designing a comprehensive health plan is to assess the needs of the target group in the community, so this study was conducted to determine the health needs of adolescents in Aran and Bidgol in 2015-16.MethodThis cross-sectional study was performed on 497 students of 12-18 years in Aran and Bidgol in 2015-16. The data collection tool used in this study is the Adolescent Health Needs Questionnaire which is a psychometric instrument in accordance with Iranian culture. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) with the help of descriptive statistics and Chi-square test.ResultsParticipants in the study were 53.30% girls and 46.70% boys. The mean score of students' health needs in order of priority included nutrition (22.09±3.80), physical activity (10.19±2.90), health education services (64.30±15.90), healthy communication with parents (44.60±7.60), personal hygiene (21.10±2.71), mental health and counseling services (52.50±7.90) and spiritual health (21.90±3.70). ConclusionAccording to the results of this study, it is suggested that educational programs and interventions be designed and implemented in schools in order of priority to address the needs in various areas such as nutrition, physical activity, and healthy communication with parents, personal hygiene and spiritual health.

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