Department of Physical Sports Sciences, College of Education, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Int J Public Health. 2022 Feb 7;66:1604328. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2021.1604328. eCollection 2021.
This study investigated physical activity levels and factors related to physical inactivity in a multi-ethnic population of middle-aged men living in Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional study in which 1,800 men aged 36-59 years old from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia participated. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess the physical activity levels. The weight and height were measured and used to calculate the body mass index. Among all participants, 35.3% are physically inactive. The participants with the lowest and highest rates of physical inactivity were from the Philippines (15.5%) and Saudi Arabia (57.8%), respectively. This study suggests that the risk of physical inactivity among participants is positively or negatively affected by various factors, including nationality, residency period in Saudi Arabia, living with/without family, education level, monthly income, and body mass index. The prevalence of physical inactivity is relatively high among middle-aged men in Saudi Arabia. The findings revealed significant differences in physical activity levels based on nationality, other sociodemographic variables and body weight status.
本研究调查了居住在沙特阿拉伯的多民族中年男性的身体活动水平和与身体不活动相关的因素。这是一项横断面研究，共有 1800 名年龄在 36-59 岁的沙特阿拉伯利雅得男性参与。使用全球体力活动问卷评估身体活动水平。测量体重和身高，并用于计算身体质量指数。在所有参与者中，35.3%的人身体不活跃。身体不活跃率最低和最高的参与者分别来自菲律宾（15.5%）和沙特阿拉伯（57.8%）。本研究表明，参与者身体不活动的风险受到多种因素的积极或消极影响，包括国籍、在沙特阿拉伯的居住时间、是否与家人同住、教育水平、月收入和身体质量指数。沙特阿拉伯中年男性身体不活动的比例相对较高。研究结果显示，身体活动水平因国籍、其他社会人口统计学变量和体重状况而存在显著差异。
