Review on level of physical activity among adults of south Asian Countries

1. A REVIEW ON
LEVEL OF
PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY
AMONG ADULTS
OF SOUTH ASIAN
COUNTRIES
MD. NAHIAN RAHMAN
ROLL: AE-18
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2. Outline
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 Introduction
 Objectives
 Methods
 Result
 Discussion
 Recommendation
 Conclusion

3. What is Physical activity?
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Anything that
gets
us moving!

4. Association with…..
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coronary heart disease
hypertension
type 2 diabetes mellitus
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
obesity

5. Type and amount of activity
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About 23% of adults (men 20% and women
27%) aged 18 years or more are globally
physically inactive.

6. South Asian Countries
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7. Objectives
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• To observe the published work on physical
activity from individual South Asian countries
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• To summarize the published works
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• To evaluate the studies on Physical activity
patterns

8. Methods: (PRISMA)
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9. Methods Used in Studies
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• requires respondents
to recall PA on the
past 7 days .IPAQ
• has 15 questions in
three domains (work,
travel, recreation).GPAQ

10. Unit Used in Studies
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 Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)
The ratio of the working metabolic rate to the
resting metabolic rate. 1 MET=1 kcal·kg−1·h−1=3.5
ml O2·kg−1·min−1

11. Results
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Overall prevalence of inactivity of South Asian
Countries:

12. Results(To be continued)
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* Measured By IPAQ method

13. Results(To be continued)
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14. Results
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Figure: Adults’ participation in different leisure time physical activities

15. Discussion
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Skilled workers and professionals were
more inactive than unskilled workers in
the region
socio-economical factors associated with
physical inactivity.
contributing risk factors for the higher
obesity levels seen among Asian Indians.

16. Recommendations
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Improving leisure time through physical
activity
Improving all domains of activity
Public health messages

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Recommendations

18. Conclusion
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 In the South Asian countries females, skilled
workers, professionals and those with higher
education were more inactive.
 Majority of South Asian adults were inactive
during their leisure time.
 These factors need to be considered when
planning future interventions and research aims at
improving PA in the region

19. Believe…
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…anything is possible!
“The only reason the bumble bee can fly is because no one told him
that he can’t!”

20. References
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 Waxman, A., 2004. WHO’s global strategy on diet,
physical activity and health: response to a
worldwide epidemic of non-communicable
diseases. Scandinavian Journal of
Nutrition, 48(2), pp.58-60.
 World Health Organization, Global Health
Observatory (GHO) data. Prevalence of
Insufficient Physical Activity (2016).
 Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J. and Altman,
D.G., 2009. Preferred reporting items for
systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the
PRISMA statement. BMJ 339: b2535.

21. References
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 Moniruzzaman, M., Zaman, M.M., Islalm, M.S.,
Ahasan, H.A.M.N., Kabir, H. and Yasmin, R.,
2016. Physical activity levels in Bangladeshi
adults: results from STEPS survey
2010. public health, 137, pp.131-138.
 Guthold, R., Ono, T., Strong, K.L., Chatterji, S.
and Morabia, A., 2008. Worldwide variability in
physical inactivity: a 51-country
survey. American journal of preventive
medicine, 34(6), pp.486-494