Physical activity of men assessed through the use of International Physical Activity Questionnaire

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Physical activity of men assessed through the use of International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Long Version

Journal Title: Antropomotoryka. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 22, Issue 59

Abstract

[b]Aim of the study.[/b] The study was aimed at measuring the diversification in physical activity level of researched men in four important for human life areas: professional activity, active transport, housework and leisure time in accordance with the age and educational backgrounds of participants.[b]Material and methods. [/b]The research sample consisted of 113 healthy men, employed in an industrial plant in the Lesser Poland, aged 20–49 years. As a research tool served long version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (International Physical Activity Questionnaire – IPAQ). For the purposes of this study physical exertion in MET-min per week was determined in accordance with the subjects’ affiliation to one of three age groups: 20–29, 30–39 and 40–49 years of age, and their educational backgrounds. On the basis of obtained results the participants were assigned to one of three categories due to the level of physical activity (high, moderate and insufficient) they went in for.[b]Results.[/b] MET-min per week values calculated for the level of physical activity in four above-mentioned areas statistically significantly differentiated (p &lt; 0.05) the participants in three examined age groups. Men at the age of 30–39 were most active in the sphere of professional work. In this area men at the age of 20–29 were the least active. However the opposite direction of diversification was observed in leisure time. Men at 20–29 years of age took physical activity connected with the item: recreation and sport most willingly, and the least active in this field were the participants grouped in the age brackets of 30–39 years. Considered from the educational perspective, the values we obtained in MET-min per week have revealed that holders of secondary vocational qualifications were most active in the area of professional activity however the lowest MET values in this field were observed in the group of university degree holders. In two items: migration and housework statistical differences between the participants concerning their age and education level practically did not occur.[b]Conclusions.[/b] Age and educational backgrounds of participants significantly differentiated the level of physical activity associated with work and leisure time. In general, the importance of broadly considered physical activity in areas such as professional work, active migration and housework should be stressed. Further analyses of this problem can deliver more detailed information, helping to expand the existing scope of knowledge about the influence that physical activity as such exerts on important areas of human lifestyle.

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Kamil Sławecki

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EP ID EP60368
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