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Physical activity and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in Vietnam
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posted on 2023-05-17, 14:15 authored by Thuy, AB, Christopher BlizzardChristopher Blizzard, Schmidt, MD, Pham, LH, Granger, RH, Dwyer, TThis study examined physical activity in leisure time and at work as estimated by the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and the associations between both total and domain-specific physical activity with cardiovascular risk factors in a population-based Vietnamese sample. Participants (n = 1978) were 25- to 64-year-old adults selected by stratified multistage sampling. Leisure activity contributed to <5% of total moderate and vigorous activity and was not associated with cardiovascular risk factors. Total moderate and vigorous activity was associated with body composition (r = -0.16 to -0.22; P < .001), blood glucose (r = -0.07; P < .05), and total cholesterol (r = -0.17; P < .001) for men and with total cholesterol (r = -0.07; P < .05) for women after adjusting for age. Further adjustment for smoking and alcohol intake made negligible changes. These associations were largely driven by work activity, which accounted for 80% of total activity.
History
Publication title
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public HealthVolume
24Pagination
308-317ISSN
1010-5395Department/School
Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchPublisher
Sage Publications, Inc.Place of publication
United StatesRights statement
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