PMID- 26052460
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150608
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 2075-051X (Print)
IS  - 2075-0528 (Electronic)
IS  - 2075-051X (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 2
DP  - 2015 May
TI  - Lifestyles of Adult Omani Women: Cross-sectional study on physical activity and 
      sedentary behaviour.
PG  - e257-65
AB  - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the lifestyles of adult Omani women 
      with regards to physical activity (PA) levels and sedentary behaviour (SB). 
      METHODS: The study was carried out between May and June 2013 and included a total 
      of 277 healthy women aged 18-48 years from five governorates in Oman. Total, 
      moderate and vigorous PA levels and walking were self-reported by participants 
      using the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. SB 
      (total sitting time and different types of sitting time) was self-reported using 
      the Domain-Specific Sitting Time Questionnaire on both working and non-working 
      days. PA levels and SB were also objectively measured among 86 of the 
      participants using an accelerometer. RESULTS: The self-reported median +/- 
      interquartile range (IQR) total PA was 1,516 +/- 3,392 metabolic equivalent of task 
      minutes/week. The self-reported median +/- IQR total sitting time was 433 +/- 323 
      minutes/day and 470 +/- 423 minutes/day for working and non-working days, 
      respectively. Sitting at work on working days and sitting during leisure 
      activities on non-working days formed the greatest proportion of total sitting 
      time. Overall, accelerometer results indicated that participants spent 62% of 
      their time involved in SB, 35% in light PA and only 3% in moderate to vigorous 
      PA. CONCLUSION: Sedentary lifestyles were common among the adult Omani women 
      studied. Lack of PA and increased SB is known to increase the risk of metabolic 
      syndrome and obesity. The use of accelerometers to monitor PA and SB among 
      different groups in Oman is highly recommended in order to accurately assess the 
      lifestyle risks of this population.
FAU - Al-Habsi, Azza
AU  - Al-Habsi A
AD  - Department of Female Sport Activities, Deanship of Student Affairs, Sultan Qaboos 
      University, Muscat, Oman;
FAU - Kilani, Hashem
AU  - Kilani H
AD  - Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, 
      Muscat, Oman; ; Health and Recreation Department, Faculty of Physical Education, 
      University of Jordan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20150528
PL  - Oman
TA  - Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J
JT  - Sultan Qaboos University medical journal
JID - 101519915
PMC - PMC4450790
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Adult
OT  - Lifestyle
OT  - Oman
OT  - Physical Activity
OT  - Sedentary Lifestyle
OT  - Women
EDAT- 2015/06/09 06:00
MHDA- 2015/06/09 06:01
PMCR- 2015/05/01
CRDT- 2015/06/09 06:00
PHST- 2014/06/02 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/08/18 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2014/09/10 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2014/10/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/06/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/06/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/06/09 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2015/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - squmj1502-e257-265 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2015 May;15(2):e257-65. Epub 2015 May 28.