Adherence to physical activity recommendations and its associated factors: an interregional population-based study

Though the influence of physical activity in preventing cardiovascular diseases is well documented, only a few comparative studies have determined the degree of adherence to physical activity recommendations among populations and identified the demographic, socioeco-nomic, behavioural and health-rel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Public Health Research 2015-03, Vol.4 (1), p.406-441
Hauptverfasser: Alkerwi, Ala'a, Schuh, Barbara, Sauvageot, Nicolas, Zannad, Faiez, Olivier, Arnaud, Guillaume, Michèle, Albert, Adelin, Larsson, Charlotte A
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Zusammenfassung:Though the influence of physical activity in preventing cardiovascular diseases is well documented, only a few comparative studies have determined the degree of adherence to physical activity recommendations among populations and identified the demographic, socioeco-nomic, behavioural and health-related factors associated with good compliance. Cross-sectional interregional NESCaV survey of 3133 subjects compared three populations, Luxembourg, Lorraine (France) and Wallonia (Belgium), by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Age and gender prevalence rates of physical activity were standardized to the European population. The likelihood to meet the recommendations was higher in Luxembourg, after adjustment for age, gender, education, employment, weight status, morbidity score, health perception and level of importance attributed to the practice of physical activity (P
ISSN:2279-9028
2279-9036
2279-9036
DOI:10.4081/jphr.2015.406