Accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity.
A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the physical activity level among 201 adults with abdominal obesity at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Socio-demographic information, anthropometric data, blood pressure and lipoprotein-lipid proˆles were collected. Steps/day and energy expe...
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| description | A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the physical activity level among 201 adults with abdominal obesity at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Socio-demographic information, anthropometric data, blood pressure and lipoprotein-lipid proˆles were collected. Steps/day and energy expenditure were determined by Lifecorder e-Step accelerometer. Mean steps/day of the
subjects was 6420±2283. The total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) averaged 2015±307 kcal. Based on step counts, 91.5%of the subjects fell below the ``active'' category but based on physical activity level (PAL), 97.0%fell under the ``low active'' or ``sedentary'' . Individuals with abdominal
obesity in this study were relatively sedentary. Signiˆcant positive correlations were found between TDEE and body mass index (men: r＝0.428, p＝0.0001; women: r＝0.556, p＝
0.0001), waist circumference (men: r＝0.508, p＝0.0001; women: r＝0.340, p＝0.0001) and percentage of body fat (men: r＝0.261, 0.028; women: r＝0.414, 0.0001). There was an inverse relationship between physical activity level and the odds of having metabolic syndrome. However, most of the variables studied did not vary between physical activity categories. |
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| spelling | upm-246812015-09-14T01:29:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24681/ Accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity. Heng, Kiang Soon Abu Saad, Hazizi Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir Abdul Rahman, Hejar Chan, Yoke Mun A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the physical activity level among 201 adults with abdominal obesity at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Socio-demographic information, anthropometric data, blood pressure and lipoprotein-lipid proˆles were collected. Steps/day and energy expenditure were determined by Lifecorder e-Step accelerometer. Mean steps/day of the subjects was 6420±2283. The total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) averaged 2015±307 kcal. Based on step counts, 91.5%of the subjects fell below the ``active'' category but based on physical activity level (PAL), 97.0%fell under the ``low active'' or ``sedentary'' . Individuals with abdominal obesity in this study were relatively sedentary. Signiˆcant positive correlations were found between TDEE and body mass index (men: r＝0.428, p＝0.0001; women: r＝0.556, p＝ 0.0001), waist circumference (men: r＝0.508, p＝0.0001; women: r＝0.340, p＝0.0001) and percentage of body fat (men: r＝0.261, 0.028; women: r＝0.414, 0.0001). There was an inverse relationship between physical activity level and the odds of having metabolic syndrome. However, most of the variables studied did not vary between physical activity categories. 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24681/1/Accelerometer.pdf Heng, Kiang Soon and Abu Saad, Hazizi and Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir and Abdul Rahman, Hejar and Chan, Yoke Mun (2011) Accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity. International Journal of Sport and Health Science , 9 (-). pp. 73-81. ISSN 1348-1509 English |
| spellingShingle | Heng, Kiang Soon Abu Saad, Hazizi Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir Abdul Rahman, Hejar Chan, Yoke Mun Accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity. |
| title | Accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity. |
| title_full | Accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity. |
| title_fullStr | Accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity. |
| title_short | Accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity. |
| title_sort | accelerometer-determined physical activity level in adults with abdominal obesity. |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24681/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24681/1/Accelerometer.pdf |