Self-reported physical activity behavior of a multi-ethnic adult population within the urban and rural setting in Suriname
| Autor: | Véronique Cornelissen, Christel C. F Smits, Jerry R. Toelsie, Se-Sergio M. Baldew, Luc Vanhees, Ingrid S.K. Krishnadath |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Male Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Urban Population Cross-sectional study Population Health Behavior Ethnic group World Health Organization Young Adult Environmental health Intervention (counseling) Surveys and Questionnaires Ethnicity Medicine Humans Young adult education Exercise education.field_of_study Suriname business.industry Public health Self-reported physical activity Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Multi-ethnic population Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Population Surveillance WHO STEPS Female Self Report Rural area Biostatistics Global physical activity questionnaire business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-015-1807-1 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) plays an important role in the combat against noncommunicable diseases including cardiovascular diseases. In order to develop appropriate PA intervention programs, there is a need to evaluate PA behavior. So far, there are no published data on PA available for Suriname. Therefore, we aim to describe PA behavior among the multi-ethnic population living in urban and rural areas of Suriname. METHODS: The World Health Organization (WHO) STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS) was conducted in a national representative sample (N = 5751; 48.6% men) aged 15-64 years between March and September 2013. Physical activity data were assessed using the Global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) and analyzed according to the GPAQ guidelines. The prevalence of meeting the recommended PA level and prevalence ratios (PR) were computed. RESULTS: Only 55.5% of the overall population met the WHO recommended PA levels (urban coastal area: 55.7%, rural coastal area: 57.9%, rural interior area: 49.1%). Women were less likely to meet the recommended PA level (49% vs 62.4%; p < 0.0001) and with increasing age the PR for recommended level of PA decreased (p < 0.0001). Compared to the Hindustani's, the largest ethnic group, the Javanese reported the lowest percentage of people meeting recommended PA level (PR = 0.92; p = 0.07). CONCLUSION: Around half of the population meets the recommended PA level. Future lifestyle interventions aiming at increasing PA should especially focus on women and older individuals as they are less likely to meet the recommended levels of PA. ispartof: BMC Public Health vol:15 issue:1 ispartof: location:England status: published |
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