Do Accessible Exercise Facilities Influence Community Physical Activities?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Jun Kim ◽  
Sun Jung Kim ◽  
Myung-IL Hahm
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Moderate Physical Activity ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Personal Perceptions ◽  
Weekly Physical Activity ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Exercise Facilities ◽  
Good Access

Abstract This study was aimed to evaluate how personal perceptions of exercise facility accessibility affect moderate physical activity in Korea. We selected research subjects using data from 2012, 2014, and 2016 community health surveys. We explored whether accessibility to exercise facilities was associated with moderate or higher physical activity. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. Of the 652,954 individuals included in the analyses, 146,725 engaged in moderate physical activity (22.5%) and were more likely to have easier access to exercise facilities. Those who could access exercise facilities very easily were more likely to engage in moderate weekly physical activity compared with those who found access difficult or very difficult (odds ratio = 1.32; 95% confidence interval = 1.28–1.35). The results confirmed that in areas with good accessibility to community exercise facilities, subjects engaged in more moderate physical activity compared with subjects in areas lacking good access.

scholarly journals Comorbidity index for predicting mortality at 6 months after reperfusion therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyo Suk Nam ◽  
Young Dae Kim ◽  
Joonsang Yoo ◽  
Hyungjong Park ◽  
Byung Moon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Reperfusion Therapy ◽  
Good Prediction ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Comorbidity Index ◽  
Using Data

AbstractThe eligibility of reperfusion therapy has been expanded to increase the number of patients. However, it remains unclear the reperfusion therapy will be beneficial in stroke patients with various comorbidities. We developed a reperfusion comorbidity index for predicting 6-month mortality in patients with acute stroke receiving reperfusion therapy. The 19 comorbidities included in the Charlson comorbidity index were adopted and modified. We developed a statistical model and it was validated using data from a prospective cohort. Among 1026 patients in the retrospective nationwide reperfusion therapy registry, 845 (82.3%) had at least one comorbidity. As the number of comorbidities increased, the likelihood of mortality within 6 months also increased (p < 0.001). Six out of the 19 comorbidities were included for developing the reperfusion comorbidity index on the basis of the odds ratios in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. This index showed good prediction of 6-month mortality in the retrospective cohort (area under the curve [AUC], 0.747; 95% CI, 0.704–0.790) and in 333 patients in the prospective cohort (AUC, 0.784; 95% CI, 0.709–0.859). Consideration of comorbidities might be helpful for the prediction of the 6-month mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke who receive reperfusion therapy.

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: Levels of Physical Activity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charbel El Bcheraoui ◽  
Marwa Tuffaha ◽  
Farah Daoud ◽  
Hannah Kravitz ◽  
Mohammad A. Al Mazroa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Moderate Physical Activity ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
Weekly Physical Activity ◽  
Interview Survey

Background:With the lack of appropriate data, we conducted a large household survey in 2013 to determine current rates of physical activity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).Methods:The Saudi Health Interview Survey is a national multistage survey of individuals aged 15 years or older. We used a multivariate logistic regression model to measure association between sociodemographic and selected characteristics and meeting the recommended levels of moderate and vigorous weekly physical activity.Results:Of a total of 12,000 households contacted, 10,735 (89.4%) participants completed Saudi Health Interview Survey. An estimated 4.5 million (34.5%) Saudis aged 15 years or older reported no weekly physical activity, while only 1.7 million (12.9%) meet the recommended levels of moderate physical activity (MPA). The likelihood of meeting MPA decreased with age, education, among women, those with a history of diagnosis of select chronic conditions, including diabetes. Similar results were found for the likelihood of meeting the recommended levels of vigorous weekly physical activity.Conclusions:We found very low levels of physical activity in KSA. Perhaps, KSA can challenge communities or employers to devise solutions and reward those with the best results. These solutions would be of great value to other Gulf countries, as well.

scholarly journals Are lifestyle factors significantly associated with self-rated health among Japanese female healthcare students?

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Ohtsuki ◽  
Yusuke Wakasugi ◽  
Takuhiro Narukawa ◽  
Shunsuke Uehara ◽  
Takeshi Ohkubo
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
The Body ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Healthcare Students ◽  
Self Rated Health

Abstract Background Self-rated health (SRH), a subjective perception of an individual’s overall health, is widely used in public health assessment. The transition from adolescence to young adulthood is a critical period involving substantial changes in lifestyle and dietary habits. Therefore, it is important to understand SRH among young Japanese females. The present study aimed to investigate the relationships between SRH among female healthcare students and their lifestyle factors, such as living status (living with others or living alone), smoking habit, alcohol consumption, frequency of breakfast consumption (FBC), physical activity, insomnia, and physique recognition. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1101 female healthcare students in Japan. The body mass index was calculated from the body height and weight using data from periodic health examinations. Self-reported sociodemographic, lifestyle or dietary habits, physical activity, and SRH were used through a self-administered questionnaire. Participants were classified as having either good SRH (excellent, very good, or good) or impaired SRH (fair or poor). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the independent relationships between SRH and lifestyle factors. Results A total of 11.4% participants demonstrated impaired SRH. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the University of California Los Angeles activity score, Athens Insomnia Scale, and physique recognition were associated with SRH. Conclusions It was suggested that public health activities that consider physical activity, sleep, and physique recognition may help maintain and improve SRH in female university students in Japan.

Bone Ultrasound and Physical Activity in Postmenopausal Spanish Women

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian F. Calderon-Garcia ◽  
Jesus M. Lavado-Garcia ◽  
Raul Roncero Martin ◽  
Jose M. Moran ◽  
Maria L. Canal-Macias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Bone Density ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Moderate Physical Activity ◽  
Bone Ultrasound ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Weekly Physical Activity ◽  
Spanish Women

We studied the effects of moderate physical activity on bone mass in healthy postmenopausal women as assessed by quantitative bone ultrasound. We enrolled a total of 326 postmenopausal women (60.95 ± 8.51 years old and 13.02 ± 9.52 years since menopause) and categorized them by weekly physical activity in their leisure time (sedentary, moderate, and active). We administered a questionnaire on general health and diet and measured bone density by ultrasound on phalanges II–V in the nondominant hand. We found no significant difference in the amplitude-dependent speed of sound (Ad-SoS; p > .05) between sedentary and active women. We concluded that the changes induced by moderate physical activity on bone mass are minimal in healthy postmenopausal women.

scholarly journals Some risk factors for hypertension in the United Arab Emirates

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 610-619
Author(s):  
S. Sabri ◽  
A. Bener ◽  
V. Eapen ◽  
M. S. O. Abu Zeid ◽  
A. M. Al Mazrouei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Al Ain ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Control Study

A case-control study evaluated the relationship between hypertension and socioeconomic and lifestyle factors in Al-Ain city. The survey included 426 hypertensive adults aged 20-65 years attending urban and semi-urban clinics and a randomly selected sample of 436 normotensive controls. Hypertension among cases was higher for men, age 40-49 years, non-UAE nationals, urban living, currently married, having children, illiterate, administrative/professional job, living in traditional house and low income. There were significant differences between cases and controls with regard to obesity, raised cholesterol level, low physical activity and family history of heart disease, kidney disease or diabetes. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that obesity, medium/high income, history of diabetes, low physical activity and having 3+ children were significantly associated with hypertension

scholarly journals The Relationship between Modified Short Physical Performance Battery and Falls: A Cross-Sectional Study of Older Outpatients

Geriatrics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Kazuki Fukui ◽  
Noriaki Maeda ◽  
Makoto Komiya ◽  
Junpei Sasadai ◽  
Tsubasa Tashiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Short Physical Performance Battery ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional

The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a physical fall-risk screening tool and predictor of adverse health effects for the older. Its limited use in Japan is due to the relative ease for high-functioning older adults to achieve perfect scores. Japanese researchers thus created a community-based SPPB (SPPB-com). This study investigated whether the SPPB-com score can distinguish between older patients classified as “fallers” and “non-fallers.” Participants comprised 185 older outpatients aged 65 and above who self-reported their history of accidental falls and relevant physical activity. Fall risk was assessed using SPPB and SPPB-com. Handgrip strength, maximum isometric knee extensor strength, and maximum walking speed were measured as physical functions. Multivariate logistic regression and receiver-operating characteristic analyses determined criteria indicating faller status. Fallers were older and had lower physical function, physical activity, SPPB, and SPPB-com scores than non-fallers. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed SPPB (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.59–0.99, p = 0.045) and SPPB-com (OR 0.63, 95% CI 0.45–0.87, p = 0.005) scores were both independently associated with prior falls. The SPPB-com score may function as a fall-risk assessment tool for older outpatients, and its combined use with SPPB can increase the accuracy and precision of distinction between fallers and non-fallers.

scholarly journals Association between leisure-time physical activity and hypertension status in Korean adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Ho Yoon ◽  
Wi-Young So
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Hypertension Status ◽  
Medical Checkup ◽  
Korean Adults ◽  
Public Health Promotion

Objective. To examine whether leisure-time physical activity (PA) is associated with hypertension status in Korean adults (men, 586; women, 1 135) who visited a public health promotion center for a medical checkup in Seoul from 2010 to 2011. Materials and methods. Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, body mass index, sleep duration, mental stress, education level, economic status, and drinking and smoking frequencies was performed. Results. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for having hypertension and performing PA compared to having hypertension and not performing PA were not significant for both sexes regardless of the PA frequency and intensity, except for moderate PA 3 times per week in women. Conclusion. We conclude that PA has no or little association with hyperten- sion status in Korean adults

Epidemiology of pediatric hydrocephalus in Haiti: analysis of a surgical case series

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 568-576
Author(s):  
Michael Ragheb ◽  
Ashish H. Shah ◽  
Sarah Jernigan ◽  
Tulay Koru-Sengul ◽  
John Ragheb
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Head Circumference ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Surgical Case ◽  
Operative Notes

OBJECTIVEHydrocephalus is recognized as a common disabling pediatric disease afflicting infants and children disproportionately in the developing world, where access to neurosurgical care is limited and risk of perinatal infection is high. This surgical case series describes the Project Medishare Hydrocephalus Specialty Surgery (PMHSS) program experience treating hydrocephalus in Haiti between 2008 and 2015.METHODSThe authors conducted a retrospective review of all cases involving children treated for hydrocephalus within the PMHSS program in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from 2008 through 2015. All relevant epidemiological information of children treated were prospectively collected including relevant demographics, birth history, hydrocephalus etiology, head circumference, and operative notes. All appropriate associations and statistical tests were performed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.RESULTSAmong the 401 children treated within PMHSS, postinfectious hydrocephalus (PIH) accounted for 39.4% (n = 158) of cases based on clinical, radiographic, and endoscopic findings. The majority of children with hydrocephalus in Haiti were male (54.8%, n = 197), born in the rainy season (59.7%, n = 233), and born in a coastal/inland location (43.3%, n = 61). The most common surgical intervention was endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) (45.7%, n = 175). Multivariate logistic regression analysis yielded coastal birth location (OR 3.76, 95% CI 1.16–12.18) as a statistically significant predictor of PIH. Increasing head circumference (adjusted OR 1.06, 95% CI 0.99–1.13) demonstrated a slight trend toward significance with the incidence of PIH.CONCLUSIONSThis information will provide the foundation for future clinical and public health studies to better understand hydrocephalus in Haiti. The 39.4% prevalence of PIH falls within observed rates in Africa as does the apparently higher prevalence for those born during the rainy season. Although PIH was the most frequent etiology seen in almost all birth locations, the potential relationship with geography noted in this series will be the focus of further research in an effort to understand the link between climate and PIH in Haiti. The ultimate goal will be to develop an appropriate public health strategy to reduce the burden of PIH on the children of Haiti.

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