Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Correlates Among Students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Mohammad-Reza Fattahi
,
Davoud Jahansouz
,
Farzin Halabchi
,
Fatemeh Golsoorat-Pahlaviani
,
Fatemeh Abouzari
,
Zahra Sajedi-Monfared
,
Tina Arabzadeh
Abstract
Exercise and physical activity have well known physical and mental benefits, especially during students' life. This study was conducted to evaluate physical activity among students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). We have randomly recruited students of TUMS in the 2017-2018 academic year to report their routine physical activity through filling out the Persian version of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire as well as demographic characteristics among 12 different schools. Accordingly, we classified the physical activity of participants into three groups (high, moderate, and low). From a total of 425 students, data from 417 were analyzed. The age range of students was from 18 to 48, with a mean (SD) of 25.8 (5.43) years. 53.5% and 46.5% of participants were male and female, respectively. Students were classified into 3 categories of high (41%), medium (38%), and low (21%) physical activity. In the present study, 87.3% and 12.7% of students were active and inactive, respectively. There was a significant difference in the overall activity level between genders and work-related activity between students of clinical and non-clinical settings. No significant differences were found between physical activity level and other demographic data. Our results showed that the majority of students had a physical activity of more than 600 MET-min/week. No significant relationship was found between physical activity and age, school, GPA, and BMI. Compared to the national activity report, students of TUMS were at the proper level of physical activity. However, further research is needed to confirm these results.
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9. Fallon EA, Hausenblas HA, Nigg CR. The transtheoretical model and exercise adherence: examining construct associations in later stages of change. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 2005;6(6):629-41.
10. Brehm BJ, Summer SS, Khoury JC, Filak AT, Lieberman MA, Heubi JE. Health Status and Lifestyle Habits of US Medical Students: A Longitudinal Study. Annals of medical and health sciences research. 2016;6(6):341-7.
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31. Danaei M, Momeni M, Sheikhshoaei M, Khalooei A. Physical activity and its determinant factors among medical students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Social Determinants of Health. 2018;4(1):36-43.
32. T A, SS T, L H. Exercise Self-efficacy, Exercise Perceived Benefits and Barriers among Students in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. Iranian Journal of Epidemiology. 2009;4(3):9-15.
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Fattahi M-R, Jahansouz D, Halabchi F, Golsoorat-Pahlaviani F, Abouzari F, Sajedi-Monfared Z, Arabzadeh T. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Correlates Among Students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Acta Med Iran. 2020;57(11):663-671.
