Sharma Deepak, Goel Naveen Krishan, Kaur Ravneet, Khosla Navroz, Shekam Mohit
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2022 Jan-Mar;47(1):130-132. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_913_21. Epub 2022 Mar 16.
Physical inactivity is detrimental to health. It is a risk factor for noncommunicable diseases.
The aim of this study was to find the prevalence and predictors of physical inactivity among adults.
A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted among 374 adults aged 20-50 years. Trained field investigators administered the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Epi Info software for Windows. Logistic regression model was used to study the factors associated with physical inactivity.
The prevalence of physical inactivity among the study participants was 52.1%. Females (OR=1.9[1.2-3.1]), literate individuals (OR = 1.8 [1.04-3.2]), and current tobacco users (OR = 2.2 [1.8-4.1]) were significantly more physically inactive; as compared to their counterparts.
Nearly half of the study participants were physically inactive, according to the World Health Organization guidelines. This highlights the need for strengthening the existing interventions for promoting physical activity among adults.
缺乏身体活动对健康有害。它是非传染性疾病的一个风险因素。
本研究的目的是找出成年人中缺乏身体活动的患病率及预测因素。
对374名年龄在20至50岁之间的成年人开展了一项基于社区的横断面研究。训练有素的现场调查员发放了全球身体活动问卷。使用适用于Windows的Epi Info软件对数据进行分析。采用逻辑回归模型研究与缺乏身体活动相关的因素。
研究参与者中缺乏身体活动的患病率为52.1%。与男性相比,女性(比值比=1.9[1.2 - 3.1])、识字者(比值比 = 1.8 [1.04 - 3.2])以及当前吸烟者(比值比 = 2.2 [1.8 - 4.1])明显缺乏身体活动。
根据世界卫生组织的指导方针,近一半的研究参与者缺乏身体活动。这凸显了加强现有干预措施以促进成年人身体活动的必要性。