Metabolic Equivalent and its Associated Factors in a Rural Community of Karnataka, India
| Autor: | Dinesh Rajaram, Vanitha Gowda, Krishnamurthy Ugraiah, Pruthvish Sreekantaiah, Shalini Sivananjiah, Shalini Chandrashekar Nooyi, Srinivasa Nandagudi Murthy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Rural community
business.industry mets Leisure time india General Engineering Physical activity physical activity 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Health benefits Anthropometry metabolic equivalents Metabolic equivalent 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health promotion Epidemiology/Public Health Medicine Preventive Medicine Public Health rural business Body mass index 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Demography |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Background Health benefits of physical activity measured in terms of metabolic equivalent minutes (MET-minutes per week) have been established. However, factors affecting physical activity, like age, gender, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, particularly in rural communities have not been documented on a large sample. Methods Baseline physical activity data of more than 4000 subjects over 30 years of age, who were enrolled in a randomised community-based study on non-communicable diseases, were analysed. Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was used and anthropometric measurements were classified according to the MONICA study manual. Three domains of physical activity were measured as MET-minutes per week - activity at work, travel to and from places and recreational activities. Association of MET-minutes with sociodemographic variables and risk factors for cardiovascular diseases was studied. Results Mean MET-minutes per week of females were found to be significantly lower than that of males and decreased with advancing age and higher BMI in both genders. Married persons, normal BMI, normal waist-hip ratio, lower leisure time activity had demonstrated higher MET values (P = 0.000). In our study, the prevalence of inactivity ( 1200. Nearly 50% of the subjects had leisure time ranging from 121 to 240 minutes per day. Conclusion A large majority of adults over 30 years of age in a rural community in Karnataka (96.2%) had very high MET-minutes per week of >1200 per day. Abnormal BMI, higher waist-hip ratio and more leisure time were associated with lower MET-minutes which are modifiable. About 50% had more than 2 hours of leisure time per day. It is recommended that health promotion for active lifestyle should be encouraged. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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