Alobaid Abdullah M, Syed Wajid, Al-Rawi Mahmood Basil A
Department of Accident and Trauma, Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2023 Sep 27;16:1985-1997. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S427792. eCollection 2023.
A poor physical activity and sedentary behavior is common among individuals which can be detrimental to one's health. Furthermore, sedentary behavior is associated with metabolic disorders. Therefore, this study explored factors associated with sedentary behavior and physical activity among individuals in capital region of Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional web-based study was conducted over a period of 3 months in 2023 using prevalidated questionnaires, which address the sedentary behavior and physical activity and its factors. This study included among individuals aged from 19 to 50 years, living in Riyadh. Factors associated with outcome variables were identified using multiple linear regression analysis in SPSS.
Of the 833 study participants, 569 (68.3%) and most were males aged between years 31-35 years old. Only 20.6% (n=172) of the activities that induced high levels of breathing or heart rate were vigorous-intensity activities among the respondents. The average number of sitting hours per day was 6.74 (SD=1.577). The regression model's findings showed a significant correlation between mean sitting time and education level (=0.008), occupation (=0.001), monthly income (=0.029), and kind and status of physical activity (=0.002). Similar to this, there was a significant correlation between age group (=0.040) and physical activity status (=0.001) and the amount of time spent engaging in vigorous-intensity activities at work on an average day.
The findings of this study confirmed that Saudi adults living in the Riyadh region spent a significant amount of time sedentary, and the most common factors associated with sedentary behavior were education, employment, monthly income, physical activity status, type of physical activity, and reasons for not practicing physical activity. The findings of this study can be used by healthcare providers and those associated with policymaking to improve health outcomes in healthcare settings.
身体活动不足和久坐行为在人群中很常见，这可能对健康有害。此外，久坐行为与代谢紊乱有关。因此，本研究探讨了沙特阿拉伯首都地区人群久坐行为和身体活动的相关因素。
2023年进行了一项为期3个月的基于网络的横断面研究，使用预先验证的问卷，该问卷涉及久坐行为、身体活动及其相关因素。本研究纳入了居住在利雅得、年龄在19至50岁之间的人群。在SPSS中使用多元线性回归分析确定与结果变量相关的因素。
在833名研究参与者中，569名（68.3%），大多数是31至35岁的男性。在受访者中，只有20.6%（n = 172）能引起高呼吸或心率水平的活动是剧烈强度活动。每天平均久坐时间为6.74小时（标准差 = 1.577）。回归模型的结果显示，平均久坐时间与教育程度（= 0.008）、职业（= 0.001）、月收入（= 0.029）以及身体活动的类型和状态（= 0.002）之间存在显著相关性。与此类似，年龄组（= 0.040）、身体活动状态（= 0.001）与平均每天在工作中进行剧烈强度活动所花费的时间之间也存在显著相关性。
本研究结果证实，居住在利雅得地区的沙特成年人久坐时间很长，与久坐行为相关的最常见因素是教育、就业、月收入、身体活动状态、身体活动类型以及不进行身体活动的原因。医疗保健提供者和参与政策制定者可以利用本研究结果改善医疗环境中的健康状况。
