Evaluation of physical activity among adults with diabetes mellitus from Sri Lanka
D Chathuranga Ranasinghe1, Priyanga Ranasinghe2, Ranil Jayawardena3
1Allied Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Abstract:
We evaluated the patterns of physical activity (PA) and the prevalence of physical inactivity among Sri Lankan adults with diabetes mellitus. Data were collected as part of a wider cross-sectional national study on diabetes in Sri Lanka. PA during the past week was assessed using the short version of the IPAQ. Overall prevalence of physical inactivity was 13.9%. Females (3091 ± 2119) had a significantly higher mean weekly total MET minutes than males (2506 ± 2084) (p < 0.01). Inactivity of those residing in urban (17.2%) areas was higher than rural (12.6%) in all adults. Participants from Moor ethnicity were more inactive compared to others. Adults who were physically active had significantly low waist and hip circumferences, BMI and systolic blood pressure.
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