基于加速器的估计,萨摩亚成年人的身体活动和久坐时间
Nicola L Hawley1, Parmida Zarei1,2, Scott E Crouter3
1Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
Journal of physical activity & health
|April 15, 2024
概括
萨摩亚成年人的体力活动水平因性别和地点而异. 城市地区的男性和肥胖女性从事体育活动较少,突出了卫生干预的关键领域.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 运动科学 运动科学
- 全球健康 全球健康
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,萨摩亚面临着与肥胖有关的心脏代谢疾病的高发病率.
- 身体活动是这些条件的关键可修改因素.
- 关于萨摩亚成年人身体活动模式的数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 描述萨摩亚成年人的体力活动水平.
- 根据人口统计和健康状况识别身体活动的变化.
- 建立未来公共卫生干预措施的基准.
主要方法:
- 385名萨摩亚成年人 (55%女性,平均年龄52岁) 佩戴加速计装置 (Actigraph GT3X+) 长达7-10天.
- 一般的线性模型分析了久坐时间,轻度体力活动和中度至强度体力活动.
- 数据根据性别,年龄,城市化,教育程度,职业和体重状况进行了检查.
主要成果:
- 在男性和女性之间,中度至强度的体力活动没有显著差异.
- 女性参与的轻量体育活动明显多于男性 (P < .001).
- 城市地区的男性比郊区/农村地区的男性有较少的中等到强烈的体力活动 (P = .015).
- 肥胖女性 (II/III类) 比体重健康或超重/I类女性 (P = .048) 更久坐不动.
结论:
- 萨摩亚成年人的体力活动模式因性别,城市化和体重状况而异.
- 这项研究提供了关于萨摩亚体育活动的关键设备测量基线数据.
- 这些发现可以为有针对性的干预措施提供信息,以改善身体活动并降低心脏代谢疾病的风险.
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