PMID- 24628997
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140910
LR  - 20240321
IS  - 1479-5868 (Electronic)
IS  - 1479-5868 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 1
DP  - 2014 Mar 14
TI  - Physical activity level and its sociodemographic correlates in a peri-urban 
      Nepalese population: a cross-sectional study from the Jhaukhel-Duwakot health 
      demographic surveillance site.
PG  - 39
LID - 10.1186/1479-5868-11-39 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular and 
      other noncommunicable diseases in high-, low- and middle-income countries. Nepal, 
      a low-income country in South Asia, is undergoing an epidemiological transition. 
      Although the reported national prevalence of physical inactivity is relatively 
      low, studies in urban and peri-urban localities have always shown higher 
      prevalence. Therefore, this study aimed to measure physical activity in three 
      domains-work, travel and leisure-in a peri-urban community and assess its 
      variations across different sociodemographic correlates. METHODS: Adult 
      participants (n=640) from six randomly selected wards of the Jhaukhel-Duwakot 
      Health Demographic Surveillance Site (JD-HDSS) near Kathmandu responded to the 
      Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. To determine total physical activity, we 
      calculated the metabolic equivalent of task in minutes/week for each domain and 
      combined the results. Respondents were categorized into high, moderate or low 
      physical activity. We also calculated the odds ratio for low physical activity in 
      various sociodemographic variables and self-reported cardiometabolic states. 
      RESULTS: The urbanizing JD-HDSS community showed a high prevalence of low 
      physical activity (43.3%; 95% CI 39.4-47.1). Work-related activity contributed 
      most to total physical activity. Furthermore, women and housewives and older, 
      more educated and self-or government-employed respondents showed a greater 
      prevalence of physical inactivity. Respondents with hypertension, diabetes or 
      overweight/obesity reported less physical activity than individuals without those 
      conditions. Only 5% of respondents identified physical inactivity as a 
      cardiovascular risk factor. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings reveal a high burden of 
      physical inactivity in a peri-urban community of Nepal. Improving the level of 
      physical activity involves sensitizing people to its importance through 
      appropriate multi-sector strategies that provide encouragement across all 
      sociodemographic groups.
FAU - Vaidya, Abhinav
AU  - Vaidya A
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal. 
      Abhinav.Vaidya@gu.se.
FAU - Krettek, Alexandra
AU  - Krettek A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20140314
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act
JT  - The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
JID - 101217089
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - *Demography
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus/metabolism
MH  - Family Characteristics
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hypertension/metabolism
MH  - Male
MH  - Metabolic Equivalent
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Motor Activity
MH  - Nepal
MH  - Obesity/metabolism
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sedentary Behavior
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - *Urban Population
PMC - PMC3984675
EDAT- 2014/03/19 06:00
MHDA- 2014/09/11 06:00
PMCR- 2014/03/14
CRDT- 2014/03/18 06:00
PHST- 2013/06/26 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/03/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/03/18 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/03/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/09/11 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2014/03/14 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 1479-5868-11-39 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/1479-5868-11-39 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2014 Mar 14;11(1):39. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-39.