Prevalence of physical activity among adults in a metropolitan Nigerian city: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Baseline information on physical activity is relevant to controlling the epidemic of chronic noncommunicable diseases occurring in many African countries. However, standardized data on physical activity are lacking in Nigeria. We assessed the prevalence of physical activity and its relationships with sociodemographic characteristics in a subnational sample of Nigerian adults.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a representative sample of 934 adults (age, 20-82 years) living in metropolitan Maiduguri, Nigeria. Physical activity was measured using the validated Nigerian version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Hausa IPAQ-SF). Using the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline, participants were classified as sufficiently active

SUBMITTER: Oyeyemi AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3700262 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature