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18084363

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
BACKGROUND: A more sedentary way of life and less physical activity has increased the risk of many common health problems. This implicates a need for knowledge about activity patterns and determinants for physical activity in Norway. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 2914/6836 (43 %), 1499 women and 1415 men (18 - 69 years), responded to a questionnaire survey performed in the county of Nordland in 2002. The total physical activity was estimated from the question "How active are you?" for 22 different leisure time activities. Activity was expressed in number of Metabolic Equivalent hours per week (METh/week) and as the sum of METh/week. Leisure-time activity was related to age, sex, health and level of education of the respondents. RESULT AND INTERPRETATION: Backcountry hiking and outdoor life comprise a large part of the physical activities undertaken by adults in Nordland. Women are slightly less physically active than men. The median METh/week was 21.7 for women and 24.7 for men. Physical activity decreases slightly with age for both women and men. The correlation between self-rated health and physical activity is positive, and dependence of the level of education shows an overall positive trend. The results from this survey emphasize the need for standardized Norwegian questionnaires about physical activity and an agreed method of measuring physical activity.
pubmed:language
nor
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0807-7096
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
127
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3213-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
[Leisure-time physical activity in the Norwegian county Nordland].
pubmed:affiliation
Institutt for helse og sykepleievitenskap Høgskolen i Narvik 8505 Narvik. ma@hin.no
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't