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. 2016 Jan;28(1 Suppl):53S-61S.
doi: 10.1177/1010539515598835. Epub 2015 Aug 14.

Level of Physical Activity in Population Aged 16 to 65 Years in Rural Kerala, India

O P Aslesh  1 , P Mayamol  2 , R K Suma  1 , K Usha  1 , G Sheeba  3 , A K Jayasree  1
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Level of Physical Activity in Population Aged 16 to 65 Years in Rural Kerala, India

O P Aslesh et al. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Kerala is a state in India with a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In order to control these diseases, the prevalence of modifiable risk factors such as low physical activity need to be studied. For this a cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the level of physical activity among 240 residents aged between 15 and 65 years in Kulappuram, a village in north Kerala. Low level of physical activity was seen in 65.8% of the study participants. The average duration of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity per day in different domains such as work, travel, and recreation were 40.5, 10.1, and 12.7 minutes, respectively. The average duration of sedentary activities was 284.3 minutes per day. The level of physical activity was more among those engaged in unskilled work (adjusted odds ratio = 4.32; confidence interval = 1.38-13.51) and unmarried persons (adjusted odds ratio = 3.65; confidence interval = 1.25-10.65). No statistically significant difference in physical activity level was seen in different age, education, religious, and economic categories. The study concludes that the physical activity level was low in the study population.

Keywords: epidemiology; noncommunicable diseases; population health; population studies; public health nutrition.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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