Department of Kinesiology, KU Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, Leuven 3001, Belgium.
BMC Public Health. 2013 Feb 14;13:136. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-136.
In the past decades, several public health guidelines concerning physical activity have been published. This study evaluated compliance with various physical activity guidelines and examined the associations between meeting the guidelines and socio-demographic characteristics.
Data were obtained from 357 Flemish men and women (41.9 ± 9.6 years). Physical activity was assessed for seven consecutive days using the SenseWear Armband. The prevalence of sufficient physical activity was calculated according to various public health guidelines. Logistic regressions examined the associations between socio-demographic characteristics and the odds of meeting the different guidelines.
87.2% of men and 68.1% of women achieved ≥150 min/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), but only 57.6% and 37.3% accumulated this amount as ≥30 min/day on ≥5 days/week. With regard to vigorous physical activity, 27.9% of men and 15.7% of women achieved ≥75 min/week and 12.8% and 7.0% achieved ≥20 min/day on ≥3 days/week. In addition, 34.9% of men and 21.6% of women attained an average physical activity level (PAL) of 1.75 MET and thus met the criteria for weight maintenance. Only 16.3% of men and 14.1% of women took 10000 steps/day on 7 days/week. Women had a lower probability of achieving 30 min/day MVPA on 5 days/week (OR: 0.40), or a weekly total of 150 min or 500 MET.min MVPA or 75 min of vigorous activity compared to men (OR: 0.27-0.46). In addition, they were 50% less likely to meet the guidelines for weight maintenance. The odds of engaging in 150 min/week MVPA or attaining a PAL of 1.75 was lower with higher age. Educational level was positively related with accumulating 75 min/week of vigorous activity, but negatively with taking 10000 steps/day. Smokers were 60% less likely to participate weekly in 150 min of MVPA compared to non-smokers.
The prevalence of sufficient physical activity differed greatly depending on the definition used. Women and subjects older than 35 were less likely to meet the guidelines than men and younger subjects and thus are important groups to target in future interventions.
在过去的几十年中，已经发布了几项有关身体活动的公共卫生指南。本研究评估了对各种身体活动指南的遵守情况，并研究了符合指南与社会人口特征之间的关系。
数据来自 357 名弗拉芒男性和女性（41.9±9.6 岁）。使用 SenseWear 臂带连续 7 天评估身体活动。根据各种公共卫生指南计算了足够的身体活动的患病率。逻辑回归检查了社会人口特征与符合不同指南的可能性之间的关联。
87.2%的男性和 68.1%的女性达到了每周≥150 分钟的中等至剧烈强度身体活动（MVPA），但只有 57.6%和 37.3%的人每周至少 3 天，每天至少 30 分钟。关于剧烈身体活动，27.9%的男性和 15.7%的女性每周达到≥75 分钟，12.8%和 7.0%的女性每周至少 3 天，每天至少 20 分钟。此外，34.9%的男性和 21.6%的女性达到了 1.75 代谢当量的平均身体活动水平（PAL），因此符合维持体重的标准。只有 16.3%的男性和 14.1%的女性每周 7 天每天走 10000 步。与男性相比，女性达到每周 5 天每天 30 分钟 MVPA（OR：0.40）或每周 150 分钟或 500 代谢当量分钟 MVPA 或 75 分钟剧烈活动的总时间的可能性较低（OR：0.27-0.46）。此外，她们达到维持体重指南的可能性低 50%。随着年龄的增长，进行每周 150 分钟 MVPA 或达到 1.75 PAL 的可能性降低。教育程度与每周积累 75 分钟剧烈活动呈正相关，但与每天走 10000 步呈负相关。与不吸烟者相比，吸烟者每周参加 150 分钟 MVPA 的可能性低 60%。
根据使用的定义，足够的身体活动的流行率差异很大。女性和年龄大于 35 岁的人比男性和年龄较小的人更不可能达到指南，因此是未来干预的重要目标人群。
