Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
National Institute of Health, National Health Information Analytic Center, Yerevan, Armenia.
Front Public Health. 2020 May 5;8:157. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00157. eCollection 2020.
Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior are risk factors for developing non-communicable diseases. This study analyzed current levels of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors among the adult population of Armenia. Data were collected through a national STEPS survey of non-communicable diseases risk factors on a nationally-representative sample of 2,380 participants aged 18-69 years in Armenia in 2016. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess physical activity levels. Two out of ten people (21.6%) in Armenia did not meet the minimum levels of physical activity recommended by WHO to protect health. 13.2% of population spent over 8 h per day sitting, 47.2% were inactive at work and 32.4% did not do any transport-related physical activity. Only 13.8% of participants were physically active during leisure time. Specific groups with relatively high levels of physical inactivity were older adults, residents of Yerevan, people with lower levels of education, the unemployed and people who were retired. Sedentary behavior was more common among men, students, people who were retired, unemployed, residents of Yerevan, and adults aged under 30 and over 45 years.
身体活动不足和久坐行为是非传染性疾病的危险因素。本研究分析了亚美尼亚成年人目前的身体活动不足和久坐行为水平。数据来自 2016 年亚美尼亚全国非传染性疾病危险因素 STEPS 调查，在全国范围内抽取了 2380 名 18-69 岁的代表性样本。采用全球体力活动问卷评估体力活动水平。亚美尼亚有十分之二人（21.6%）没有达到世卫组织推荐的最低健康保护水平的身体活动量。13.2%的人每天久坐超过 8 小时，47.2%的人在工作时不活动，32.4%的人不进行任何与交通相关的身体活动。只有 13.8%的参与者在闲暇时间进行身体活动。身体活动不足程度相对较高的特定群体包括老年人、埃里温居民、受教育程度较低者、失业者和退休者。久坐行为在男性、学生、退休人员、失业者、埃里温居民以及 30 岁以下和 45 岁以上成年人中更为常见。
