The prevalence and influencing factors of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the rural population in China: the Henan Rural Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence and influencing factors of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) in rural areas of China. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:A multistage, stratified cluster sampling method was used to obtain samples in the general population of Henan province in China. PARTICIPANTS:38 515 participants aged 18-79 years were enrolled from the Henan Rural Cohort Study for the cross-sectional study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess the levels of PA and SB. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to calculate ORs and 95% CIs of potential influencing factors with physical inactivity. RESULTS:The age-standardised prevalence of light PA and sitting >7.5 hours per day were 32.74% and 26.88% in t

SUBMITTER: Tu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731809 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature