Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC,USA.
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
J Phys Act Health. 2023 Apr 25;20(6):471-486. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2022-0537. Print 2023 Jun 1.
Saudi Arabia is experiencing rapid development of the built environment and implementing policy changes to promote physical activity (PA) and reduce sedentary behavior (SB) among its population. In light of these developments, this scoping review systematically summarized population levels of PA/SB in Saudi Arabia.
The authors searched 6 databases on December 13, 2021, for articles published in English or Arabic from 2018 to the search date. Studies using population-based sampling in Saudi Arabia and measuring PA/SB were included.
Of the 1272 records found, 797 were screened, and 19 studies (9 on children/adolescents age 6-19 y and 10 on adults age 15-75 y) were included. All studies were cross-sectional in design, and 18 studies collected data at only one point in time, ranging from 2009 to 2020. A total of 18 studies relied on self-reporting to assess PA/SB using a variety of questionnaires. Among children/adolescents, approximately 80% to 90% did not attain at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous PA and 50% to 80% engaged in ≥2 hours per day of screen time or SB. Among adults, approximately 50% to 95% had low or insufficient PA (eg, less than meeting PA guidelines) and about half had a sitting time of ≥5 hours per day. Population-based studies were not found among children <10 years and adults >75 years.
A high proportion of participants in the reviewed studies did not meet PA recommendations and spent excessive time in SB. Ongoing surveillance efforts for all ages may help identify target populations for interventions and prioritize the national strategy on PA/SB in Saudi Arabia.
沙特阿拉伯的建筑环境正在迅速发展，并正在实施政策变化，以促进其人口的身体活动（PA）并减少久坐行为（SB）。有鉴于此，本范围综述系统地总结了沙特阿拉伯的人口 PA/SB 水平。
作者于 2021 年 12 月 13 日在 6 个数据库中搜索了以英语或阿拉伯语发表的从 2018 年到搜索日期的文章。纳入了在沙特阿拉伯使用基于人群抽样并测量 PA/SB 的研究。
在 1272 条记录中，有 797 条经过筛选，有 19 项研究（9 项针对 6-19 岁的儿童/青少年，10 项针对 15-75 岁的成年人）被纳入。所有研究均为横断面设计，18 项研究仅在一个时间点收集数据，时间范围从 2009 年到 2020 年。共有 18 项研究依赖于自我报告，使用各种问卷评估 PA/SB。在儿童/青少年中，约 80%至 90%的人每天没有达到至少 60 分钟的中等至剧烈 PA，50%至 80%的人每天有≥2 小时的屏幕时间或 SB。在成年人中，约 50%至 95%的人 PA 水平较低或不足（例如，不符合 PA 指南），约一半的人每天坐着的时间≥5 小时。在 10 岁以下儿童和 75 岁以上成年人中未发现基于人群的研究。
在综述研究中，很大一部分参与者没有达到 PA 建议，并且花费过多的时间在 SB 上。对所有年龄段进行持续的监测工作可能有助于确定干预的目标人群，并优先考虑沙特阿拉伯的 PA/SB 国家战略。
