Female university students’ physical activity levels and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in southwestern Saudi Arabia

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Khalaf, Atika,1973-Högskolan Kristianstad,Forskningsmiljön PRO-CARE, Patient Reported Outcomes - Clinical Assessment Research and Education,Avdelningen för sjuksköterskeutbildningarna och integrerad hälsovetenskap,Forskningsmiljön Children's and Young People's Health in Social Context (CYPHiSCO),Karolinska institutet (author)

Female university students’ physical activity levels and associated factors : a cross-sectional study in southwestern Saudi Arabia

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10083502DOI

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Background: The high prevalence of physical inactivity in Saudi Arabia is a growing challenge to public health. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of physical activity (PA) and associated factors among female university students. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 663 randomly selected female university students who completed the Arab Teens Life Style questionnaire. Data included measurements of anthropometric, socioeconomic and environmental factors, as well as self-reported PA. Ordinal regression was used to identify associated factors with low, moderate and high PA levels. Results: The mean age of participants was 20.4 years (SD 1.5). Mean BMI of the students in relation to PA were 23.0, 22.9, 22.1 for high, moderate and low levels of activity, respectively. The analysis revealed significantly higher PA levels among married students, those with high educated mothers, and those who lived far from parks, and lower activity levels among underweight students. Conclusions: This study raises four important determinants for female university students’ PA levels. These factors could be of great importance in the endeavor to prevent the health-threatening increase in physical inactivity patterns and thus non-communicable diseases and obesity where the focus should be on the specific situation and needs of women in Saudi Arabia.

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskaper Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi hsv//swe
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskaper hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences hsv//eng
epidemiologic methods
Middle East
women’s health
Saudi Arabia
physical activity
female university students
cross-sectional studies
socioeconomic factors

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Ekblom, ÖrjanGymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH (author)
Kowalski, JanKarolinska institutet (author)
Berggren, VanjaKarolinska institutet & Lunds universitet (author)
Westergren, Albert,1967-Högskolan Kristianstad,Forskningsplattformen för Hälsa i samverkan,Avdelningen för sjuksköterskeutbildningarna och integrerad hälsovetenskap,Forskningsmiljön PRO-CARE, Patient Reported Outcomes - Clinical Assessment Research and Education(Swepub:hkr)wea (author)
Al-Hazzaa, HazzaaSaudiarabien (author)
Högskolan KristianstadForskningsmiljön PRO-CARE, Patient Reported Outcomes - Clinical Assessment Research and Education (creator_code:org_t)

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In:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health10:8, s. 3502-35171661-78271660-4601

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