Baldew Se-Sergio M, Krishnadath Ingrid S K, Smits Christel C F, Toelsie Jerry R, Vanhees Luc, Cornelissen Veronique
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Research Center for Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
BMC Public Health. 2015 May 12;15:485. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1807-1.
Physical activity (PA) plays an important role in the combat against noncommunicable diseases including cardiovascular diseases. In order to develop appropriate PA intervention programs, there is a need to evaluate PA behavior. So far, there are no published data on PA available for Suriname. Therefore, we aim to describe PA behavior among the multi-ethnic population living in urban and rural areas of Suriname.
The World Health Organization (WHO) STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS) was conducted in a national representative sample (N = 5751; 48.6% men) aged 15-64 years between March and September 2013. Physical activity data were assessed using the Global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) and analyzed according to the GPAQ guidelines. The prevalence of meeting the recommended PA level and prevalence ratios (PR) were computed.
Only 55.5% of the overall population met the WHO recommended PA levels (urban coastal area: 55.7%, rural coastal area: 57.9%, rural interior area: 49.1%). Women were less likely to meet the recommended PA level (49% vs 62.4%; p < 0.0001) and with increasing age the PR for recommended level of PA decreased (p < 0.0001). Compared to the Hindustani's, the largest ethnic group, the Javanese reported the lowest percentage of people meeting recommended PA level (PR = 0.92; p = 0.07).
Around half of the population meets the recommended PA level. Future lifestyle interventions aiming at increasing PA should especially focus on women and older individuals as they are less likely to meet the recommended levels of PA.
体育活动（PA）在对抗包括心血管疾病在内的非传染性疾病中发挥着重要作用。为了制定合适的体育活动干预计划，有必要评估体育活动行为。到目前为止，苏里南没有关于体育活动的已发表数据。因此，我们旨在描述居住在苏里南城乡的多民族人群的体育活动行为。
2013年3月至9月期间，在全国具有代表性的15至64岁样本（N = 5751；48.6%为男性）中采用世界卫生组织（WHO）的慢性病风险因素监测逐步方法（STEPS）。使用全球体育活动问卷（GPAQ）评估体育活动数据，并根据GPAQ指南进行分析。计算达到推荐体育活动水平的患病率和患病率比值（PR）。
总体人群中只有55.5%达到了WHO推荐的体育活动水平（城市沿海地区：55.7%，农村沿海地区：57.9%，农村内陆地区：49.1%）。女性达到推荐体育活动水平的可能性较小（49%对62.4%；p < 0.0001），并且随着年龄的增长，达到推荐体育活动水平的PR下降（p < 0.0001）。与最大的族群印度斯坦人相比，爪哇人达到推荐体育活动水平的人口百分比最低（PR = 0.92；p = 0.07）。
约一半的人口达到了推荐的体育活动水平。未来旨在增加体育活动的生活方式干预应特别关注女性和老年人，因为他们达到推荐体育活动水平的可能性较小。
