PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ITS INFLUENCING FACTORS OF PROFESSIONALS IN CHINA
- VernacularTitle:中国成年职业人群身体活动现状及其影响因素
- Author:
Guansheng MA
;
Dechun LUAN
;
Ailing LIU
;
Yanping LI
;
Zhaohui CUI
;
Xiaoqi HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
physical activity level;
sufficient physical activity;
professionals
- From:
Acta Nutrimenta Sinica
1956;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To describe the physical activity level and its influencing factors of Chinese professionals, to provide basis for developing intervention strategies. Method: The information on physical activity was collected by one year physical activity questionnaire in "2002 China National Nutrition and Health Survey", and 29 783 professionals aged 18-59 years old(male 15 911, female 13 872)were involved. Metabolic equivalent (MET) was adopted to estimate the intensity level of physical activities. Physical activity level (PAL) was calculated to classify sufficient (PAL≥1.7) or insufficient (PAL
