Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 20;17(6):2057. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17062057.
The current study was done to assess the cross-cultural difference in physical activity and sedentary behavior among girls from culturally, environmentally, and geographically diverse countries residing in Saudi Arabia.
This was a comparative cross-sectional study conducted among expatriate girls (N = 275), aged 9-16 years. Participants were from India (n = 65), Pakistan (n = 88), Egypt (n = 50), Sudan (n = 49), and other nationals (n = 23). They were randomly selected from different schools in Riyadh and their Body Mass Index (BMI) and screen time was assessed. Physical activity (PA) and leisure-time activity was assessed using Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) and the Godin-Shephard Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (GSLTPAQ) respectively.
Out of 275, 65.8% were active and 34.2% were insufficiently active as per the GSLTPAQ, and half of them were moderately active and only 22.2% were extremely active as per PAQ-C. No statistical significant differences in their BMI status, screen time, or the levels of PA among expatriate girls.
This study shows that the expatriate female school children in Saudi Arabia demonstrated a similar pattern in their BMI, sedentary time spent, and PA levels.
本研究旨在评估在沙特阿拉伯居住的来自文化、环境和地理位置各异的国家的女孩的身体活动和久坐行为的跨文化差异。
这是一项在 9-16 岁的外籍女孩（N=275）中进行的比较性横断面研究。参与者来自印度（n=65）、巴基斯坦（n=88）、埃及（n=50）、苏丹（n=49）和其他国家（n=23）。他们是从利雅得的不同学校中随机抽取的，评估了他们的体重指数（BMI）和屏幕时间。使用《儿童体力活动问卷》（PAQ-C）和《戈丁-谢泼德休闲时间运动问卷》（GSLTPAQ）分别评估身体活动（PA）和休闲时间活动。
在 275 名参与者中，根据 GSLTPAQ，65.8%的人活跃度适中，34.2%的人活跃度不足，其中一半的人活跃度适中，只有 22.2%的人活跃度极高。根据 PAQ-C，他们的 BMI 状况、屏幕时间或 PA 水平没有统计学上的显著差异。
本研究表明，沙特阿拉伯的外籍女学生在 BMI、久坐时间和 PA 水平方面表现出相似的模式。
