Physical Activity among Rural Residents in Eastern, Central, and Western Provinces of China: A Cross-Sectional Survey
This study conducted the first population-based cross-sectional survey in three provinces of China in 2021 that examined both PA and PE as well as the associated factors of rural residents. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-S) was used, and a total of 3780 rural residents were surveyed. The result showed that 22.2% of the rural residents were physical inactivity and rural residents reporting practice of PE was 54.4%. Binary logistic regression analyses showed that being female, people aged between 15 to 34 years or 60 years old and above, employees of governmental departments/retirees, school students, the unemployed, and people with NCDs were risk factors of PA while ethnic minority groups, smoking, and alcohol consumption were risk factors of PE. Health promotion programme aiming at increasing people's PA in rural China is urgently needed, and it should focus on the population groups of the female, people aged 60 years and above, school students, the unemployed, and people with NCDs.PMID:36726842 | PMC:PMC9886467 | DOI:10.1155/2023/7745815
Source: Biomed Res - Category: Research Authors: Cheng-Yao Liang Zhi-Yuan Zheng Yu-Gao Wu Zhuo-Yang Li Ping Wang Yi-Yang Wang Bai-Xue Lin Jing Fang Source Type: research
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