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The Regularities in Insufficient Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Poland
Background: Insufficient physical activity (PA) has become an increasing risk factor of noncommunicable diseases and an important cause of deaths all over the world. The goal of this paper is to provide an in-depth description of insufficient PA in Poland as well as an examination of some of its cor...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997484/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27509515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13080798 |
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description | Background: Insufficient physical activity (PA) has become an increasing risk factor of noncommunicable diseases and an important cause of deaths all over the world. The goal of this paper is to provide an in-depth description of insufficient PA in Poland as well as an examination of some of its correlates. Methods: We take advantage of statistical and econometric (logistic regression) analysis on the basis of a representative survey. Out of 3056 respondents, we analyze the 1260 low-PA ones. Results: The household size is more significant than the household life phase, and only several professions increase the odds of insufficient PA. The influence of socioeconomic status and place of residence is most robust. Gender does not significantly influence insufficient PA. Physical inactivity is concentrated among inhabitants of rural areas and town dwellers, with poor educational profile, and limited labor market opportunities. However, even high socioeconomic status does not completely prevent insufficient activity. Conclusions: Groups at the highest risk of inactivity should be covered by promotional actions first. Their aim should mainly be raising the leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) awareness. To start with, primary forms of activity would be walking, Nordic walking and jogging. |
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spelling | pubmed-49974842016-08-26 The Regularities in Insufficient Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Poland Biernat, Elżbieta Buchholtz, Sonia Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Insufficient physical activity (PA) has become an increasing risk factor of noncommunicable diseases and an important cause of deaths all over the world. The goal of this paper is to provide an in-depth description of insufficient PA in Poland as well as an examination of some of its correlates. Methods: We take advantage of statistical and econometric (logistic regression) analysis on the basis of a representative survey. Out of 3056 respondents, we analyze the 1260 low-PA ones. Results: The household size is more significant than the household life phase, and only several professions increase the odds of insufficient PA. The influence of socioeconomic status and place of residence is most robust. Gender does not significantly influence insufficient PA. Physical inactivity is concentrated among inhabitants of rural areas and town dwellers, with poor educational profile, and limited labor market opportunities. However, even high socioeconomic status does not completely prevent insufficient activity. Conclusions: Groups at the highest risk of inactivity should be covered by promotional actions first. Their aim should mainly be raising the leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) awareness. To start with, primary forms of activity would be walking, Nordic walking and jogging. MDPI 2016-08-08 2016-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4997484/ /pubmed/27509515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13080798 Text en © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Biernat, Elżbieta Buchholtz, Sonia The Regularities in Insufficient Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Poland |
title | The Regularities in Insufficient Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Poland |
title_full | The Regularities in Insufficient Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Poland |
title_fullStr | The Regularities in Insufficient Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Poland |
title_full_unstemmed | The Regularities in Insufficient Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Poland |
title_short | The Regularities in Insufficient Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Poland |
title_sort | regularities in insufficient leisure-time physical activity in poland |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997484/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27509515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13080798 |
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