Pomerleau J, McKee M, Robertson A, Vaasc S, Kadziauskiene K, Abaravicius A, Bartkeviciute R, Pudule I, Grinberga D
European Centre on Health of Societies in Transition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Prev Med. 2000 Dec;31(6):665-72. doi: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0761.
Physical inactivity is a known risk factor for heart disease and obesity, two major health problems in the Baltic Republics. This study examined patterns of physical activity level in these countries, and correlates of leisure-time sedentary behavior.
Data from three national surveys of adults conducted in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in 1997 were used. Respondents who provided information on their activity level were included in this study (Estonia: n = 2,018; Latvia: n = 2,303; Lithuania: n = 2,140).
One in three Estonians and one in five Latvians and Lithuanians had a low physical activity level at work. Half the respondents (Lithuania: 60%, Latvia: 52%, Estonia: 43%) participated only in sedentary activities during their leisure time. Leisure-time sedentarity was inversely related to education level in men and women and with income in men. It was also associated with smoking in men and with inadequate vegetable intake in men and women.
Sedentary behavior during leisure time should be a public health issue in the Baltic Republics. Health promotion strategies aiming at increasing leisure-time physical activity level will need to target the general population, but particularly individuals from lower socioeconomic strata.
缺乏身体活动是心脏病和肥胖症的已知风险因素，而这两种疾病是波罗的海共和国的两大主要健康问题。本研究调查了这些国家的身体活动水平模式以及休闲时间久坐行为的相关因素。
使用了1997年在爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚和立陶宛对成年人进行的三项全国性调查的数据。本研究纳入了提供其活动水平信息的受访者（爱沙尼亚：n = 2018；拉脱维亚：n = 2303；立陶宛：n = 2140）。
三分之一的爱沙尼亚人以及五分之一的拉脱维亚人和立陶宛人在工作时身体活动水平较低。一半的受访者（立陶宛：60%，拉脱维亚：52%，爱沙尼亚：43%）在休闲时间仅参与久坐活动。休闲时间久坐与男性和女性的教育水平以及男性的收入呈负相关。它还与男性吸烟以及男性和女性蔬菜摄入量不足有关。
休闲时间的久坐行为应成为波罗的海共和国的一个公共卫生问题。旨在提高休闲时间身体活动水平的健康促进策略需要针对普通人群，但尤其要针对社会经济地位较低阶层的个体。
