Association between physical activity and activity space in different farming seasons among rural Lao PDR residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Southeast Asia is experiencing a health transition, where non-communicable diseases (NCD) are exceeding communicable diseases. Despite NCDs accounting for roughly 60-85% of deaths in the region, many developing Southeast Asian countries are beginning to address the impacts of a physically inactive lifestyle for the first time. Our study aims to bridge this gap by objectively measuring physical activity in rural Lao PDR to reveal the association among physical activity, activity space, and seasonal variation.

Methods

Multiple waves of survey data were collected in Songkhon District, Lao PDR between March 2010 and March 2011. Adults aged between 18 and 65 were recruited (n = 48). A portable GPS recorded participants' activity and farmland locations and an accelerome

SUBMITTER: Jiang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8444593 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature