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Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis
To support the global strategy to reduce risk factors for obesity, we synthesized the evidence on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Our systematic overview included seven systematic reviews reporting 229 primary studies. The meta-analys...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7283267/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32518254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66163-x |
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author | Chaabane, Sonia Chaabna, Karima Abraham, Amit Mamtani, Ravinder Cheema, Sohaila |
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description | To support the global strategy to reduce risk factors for obesity, we synthesized the evidence on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Our systematic overview included seven systematic reviews reporting 229 primary studies. The meta-analysis included 125 prevalence measures from 20 MENA countries. After 2000, 50.8% of adults (ranging from 13.2% in Sudan to 94.9% in Jordan) and 25.6% of youth (ranging from 8.3% in Egypt to 51.0% in Lebanon) were sufficiently active. Limited data on PA behaviours is available for MENA countries, with the exception of Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The meta-regression identified gender and geographical coverage among youth, and the PA measurement as predictors of PA prevalence for both adults and youth. Our analysis suggests a significant PA prevalence increase among adults over the last two decades. The inconsistency in sedentary behaviour measurement is related to the absence of standardized guidelines for its quantification and interpretation. The global epidemic of insufficient PA is prevalent in MENA. Lower PA participation among youth and specifically females should be addressed by focused lifestyle interventions. The recognition of sedentary behaviour as a public health issue in the region remains unclear. Additional data on PA behaviours is needed from low- and middle-income countries in the region. |
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spelling | pubmed-72832672020-06-15 Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis Chaabane, Sonia Chaabna, Karima Abraham, Amit Mamtani, Ravinder Cheema, Sohaila Sci Rep Article To support the global strategy to reduce risk factors for obesity, we synthesized the evidence on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Our systematic overview included seven systematic reviews reporting 229 primary studies. The meta-analysis included 125 prevalence measures from 20 MENA countries. After 2000, 50.8% of adults (ranging from 13.2% in Sudan to 94.9% in Jordan) and 25.6% of youth (ranging from 8.3% in Egypt to 51.0% in Lebanon) were sufficiently active. Limited data on PA behaviours is available for MENA countries, with the exception of Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The meta-regression identified gender and geographical coverage among youth, and the PA measurement as predictors of PA prevalence for both adults and youth. Our analysis suggests a significant PA prevalence increase among adults over the last two decades. The inconsistency in sedentary behaviour measurement is related to the absence of standardized guidelines for its quantification and interpretation. The global epidemic of insufficient PA is prevalent in MENA. Lower PA participation among youth and specifically females should be addressed by focused lifestyle interventions. The recognition of sedentary behaviour as a public health issue in the region remains unclear. Additional data on PA behaviours is needed from low- and middle-income countries in the region. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7283267/ /pubmed/32518254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66163-x Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Article Chaabane, Sonia Chaabna, Karima Abraham, Amit Mamtani, Ravinder Cheema, Sohaila Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title | Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_full | Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_fullStr | Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_short | Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
title_sort | physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the middle east and north africa: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7283267/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32518254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66163-x |
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