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. 2019 Sep 25:10:154.
doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_472_17. eCollection 2019.

Sociodemographic Pattern of Physical Activity in the Northwest of Iran: Results of the Pilot Phase of the Azar Cohort Study

Maryam Mirzaei  1 , Saeed Dastgiri  2 , Nayyereh Aminisani  3 , Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi  4   5
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Sociodemographic Pattern of Physical Activity in the Northwest of Iran: Results of the Pilot Phase of the Azar Cohort Study

Maryam Mirzaei et al. Int J Prev Med. .

Abstract

Background: Sedentary lifestyle plays a key role in the emergence of many noncommunicable diseases. Given the importance of physical activity (PA) in population-based studies, the present study was conducted to investigate the pattern of PA and its correlates in the pilot phase of Azar cohort study.

Methods: In the pilot phase of Azar cohort study, 1236 individuals aged 35-70 years in Khameneh, a city in East Azarbaijan, Iran, were invited to participate in the study. A total of 952 individuals completed the overall and the PA questionnaire, a response rate of 82%. The PA level was evaluated using the classified PA questionnaire based on the equivalent metabolic activities. The general linear model was used to determine the factors affecting PA.

Results: The overall mean score of PA was 36.54 (standard deviation = 5.3). In multivariate analysis, after adjustment for sociodemographic variables, total PA score was associated with gender (adjusted β = 0.014, confidence interval [CI] 95% = [0.01-0.82]), occupation (adjusted βs ranged over 0.015-0.059, (CI 95% = 0.01-0.079), level of education (adjusted βs ranged over 0.010-0.018, CI 95% = 0.001-0.026). In other word, sex (mean ranged over 35.49-36.81), educational level (mean ranged over 35.01-36.73) and occupation status (mean ranged over 34.62-39.62) were predictors of PA (all P < 0.05). This variable could also predict 20% of the variance of the PA.

Conclusions: The current study identifies that gender, occupation and level of education could be factors that influence on PA level in the study population.

Keywords: Cohort study; Iran; physical activity.

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