Department of Sports Science, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Dilla University, Ethiopia.
Biomed Res Int. 2021 Mar 22;2021:8847107. doi: 10.1155/2021/8847107. eCollection 2021.
Active lifestyle is a determining factor for functional and clinical health that protects and maintains both physical and mental health of an individual, whereas sedentary lifestyle is a contrary vital cause for higher premature mortality, heart disease, diabetics, and poorer quality of life. This study is aimed at determining the amount of time spent on sedentary activity and identifying sedentary behaviours frequently practiced by civil servants in Southern Ethiopia in 2015.
It was a cross-sectional study which employed both qualitative and quantitative approach. A stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 375 office workers (222 men and 153 women) from Hawassa, Wolayta Soddo, and Dilla ranging from 18-65 years old. Data were collected using harmonized self-reporting LASSA (Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam) questionnaires and prevalence estimates of mean sedentary time in each 12 activities per day were determined. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as Independent -test, Uni-variate ANOVA, and Person's correlation were used to analyze association and predictability of IV on DV variables.
The total mean time spent sitting per day was 13.39 h which was 81.5% of weak time. Collectively, screen time was dominant (6.08). About 70.7%, 23.7%, 4.8%, and 0.8% of respondents were levelled very high, high, moderate, and less sedentary, respectively. In general, women accounted higher sedentary level (96.1%) than men (93.3%) in sedentary activity. There is a weak positive correlation between age and time spent in an administrative task. Income and mealtime were statistically significant ( < 0.2, = 375, < 0.05).
The high level of self-reported sedentary time record suggests the need for public health policies targeted at increasing physical activity and decreasing sitting time through systemic intervention in and out of work.
积极的生活方式是决定身体健康和临床健康的因素，它可以保护和维持个人的身心健康，而久坐的生活方式则是导致过早死亡、心脏病、糖尿病和生活质量下降的相反的重要原因。本研究旨在确定久坐活动的时间，并确定 2015 年在埃塞俄比亚南部公务员中经常进行的久坐行为。
这是一项横断面研究，采用定性和定量方法。采用分层聚类抽样方法，从哈瓦萨、沃莱塔索多和迪拉选择 375 名 18-65 岁的上班族（222 名男性和 153 名女性）。使用协调的 LASSA（阿姆斯特丹纵向老龄化研究）自我报告问卷收集数据，并确定每天 12 项活动中平均久坐时间的患病率估计值。采用独立检验、单变量方差分析和人的相关性等描述性和推论性统计方法，分析 IV 对 DV 变量的关联性和可预测性。
每天平均坐着的时间为 13.39 小时，占弱时间的 81.5%。总的来说，屏幕时间占主导地位（6.08）。约 70.7%、23.7%、4.8%和 0.8%的受访者分别处于非常高、高、中、低久坐水平。一般来说，女性在久坐活动中的久坐水平（96.1%）高于男性（93.3%）。年龄与行政任务时间之间存在弱正相关。收入和用餐时间具有统计学意义（<0.2，=375，<0.05）。
高比例的自我报告久坐时间表明，需要制定公共卫生政策，通过系统干预工作内外的活动，增加身体活动，减少久坐时间。
