Questionnaire-Based Prevalence of Physical Activity Level on Adults According to Different International Guidelines: Impact on Surveillance and Policies

Autor: Daniel Saint Martin, Sandra Matsudo, Timóteo Leandro Araújo, Luiz Guilherme Grossi Porto, Victor K. Matsudo, Luiz Fernando Junqueira, João Luís A. E. Sadat P. Leitão, Guilherme Eckhardt Molina, Edgard de Melo Keene Von Koenig Soares, Keila Elizabeth Fontana
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 16:1014-1021
ISSN: 1543-5474
1543-3080
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0601
Popis: Background: The World Health Organization recommends 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA) throughout the week. However, the weekly frequency of PA and how to combine moderate and vigorous PA to define who reaches the recommended PA are controversial. PA level might be highly different based on the recommendation and/or the criteria employed.Methods: Demographic data and PA level evaluated by International Physical Activity Questionnaire from 3 random and representative samples from 1 state, 1 city, and 1 local organization in Brazil were analyzed (n = 2961). Nine criteria from different recommendations were used to define PA level. Prevalence estimates and 95% confidence intervals of sufficient PA were calculated for each criterion and compared with the referent (World Health Organization guideline). Total agreement, sensitivity, and specificity were also calculated with 95% confidence interval.Results: When a weekly frequency of PA was required, the prevalence of sufficient PA decreased by 11% (P Conclusion: Prevalence estimates and agreement between different PA recommendations were significantly affected when a minimum frequency was required but did not change when vigorous PA minutes were doubled.
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