Physical Activity Profile in Adult Patients Attending Family Medicine Clinics | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 25, Volume 69, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 2334-2339 PDF (411.22 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0041538 | ||
| Author | ||
| Yousef Hussain | ||
| Family Medicine Resident, Saudi Board of Family Medicine Program, Abha, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Scientific evidence has been accumulated about the health benefits of physical activity and exercise on the health of adults in the last decades. However, few studies attempted to study the physical activity profile among adults in Saudi Arabia. Thus, this study aimed to identify the physical activity profile among patients who attend family medicine clinics in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. Methods: The cross-sectional design with 382 patients attended family medicine clinics in King Faisal residential city clinics and King Khalid residential city clinics were surveyed using a validated structured questionnaire. The short form of IPAQ questionnaire, which was used in this study, consists of 7 items questioning physical activity, in addition to questions about time spent (minutes per day and days per week) and intensity of physical activity (moderate or vigorous). The data collected in the paper forms of questionnaire then coded and introduced into computers, and then they analyzed using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS), Version 9. Results: In the study participants, only 12.6% reported that they were highly active, 28.5% were moderately active, 17.85% lightly active, and 41.1% were inactive. A highly significant difference (P <0.001) was found between age groups (72.3% of participants with age <40 years were physically active compared to 52% with age ≥40 years). The percentage of physically active males were significantly more than females (57% compared to 53.3%). Participants with normal BMI were significantly more physically active than participants with abnormal BMI (69.9% compared to 53.7%). Conclusion: The majority of the study population did not reach the recommended values of physical activity. In addition, no differences between the different types of the educational level were found regarding physical activities. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Physical activity; exercise; family medicine; Saudi | ||
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