Associations of occupational, transportation, household and leisure-time physical activity patterns with metabolic risk factors among middle-aged adults in a middle-income country.
Prev Med
; 57 Suppl: S14-7, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-23276774
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study investigates physical activity in different domains and its association with metabolic risk factors among middle-aged adults.METHOD:
The study was performed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 2010-August 2011. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose/lipid profile were measured in 686 Malay participants (mean age 45.9 ± 6.5 years). Self-reported physical activity was obtained with the validated IPAQ (Malay version) and categorized into low-, moderate- and high-activity levels across occupational, transportation, household and leisure-time domains.RESULTS:
Participants spent most of their time on household (567.5, 95% CI 510-630 MET-minutes/week) and occupational activities (297, 95% CI 245-330 MET-minutes/week). After adjusted for gender and smoking, participants with low-activity levels in occupational, transport and household domains were associated with significantly higher odds for metabolic syndrome (2.02, 95% CI 1.33-3.05; 1.49, 95% CI 1.01-2.21; 1.96, 95% CI 1.33-2.91). Significantly higher odds for obesity and abdominal obesity were consistently reported among those with low-activity levels across all four domains.CONCLUSION:
High-activity levels in occupational, transportation and household domains were each negatively associated with metabolic syndrome among our cohort. Increase participation of physical activity across all four domains (including leisure-time activity) should be encouraged.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Transportation
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Family Characteristics
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Metabolic Syndrome
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Motor Activity
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Occupations
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Prev Med
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Malaysia