Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of physical activity levels among South African adults in Cape Town and Mount Frere communities in 2008-2009

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dc.contributor.authorMalambo, Pasmore
dc.contributor.authorKengne, Andre P.
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Estelle V.
dc.contributor.authorDe Villiers, Anniza
dc.contributor.authorPuoane, Thandi
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-03T14:55:11Z
dc.date.available2017-03-03T14:55:11Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Physical activity has been linked to reduced risk of various cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and premature mortality. We investigated the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of physical activity among adults in urban and rural communities in South Africa. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional survey comprising 1733 adults aged ?35 years from the Cape Town (urban) and Mount Frere (rural) sites of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology study. Physical activity was assessed using the validated International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Multinomial logistic regressions were used to relate physical activity with socio-demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Overall, 74% of participants engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. In the adjusted regression models, women were 34% less likely to engage in vigorous physical activity (OR =0.66, 95%-CI = 0.47-0.93). Physical activity decreased with age, varied with marital status, education and occupation, always in differential ways between urban and rural participants (all interactions p ? 0.047). For instance, in urban settings, those with secondary education were more likely to engage in moderate physical activity (OR = 2.06, 95%-CI = 1.08-3.92) than those with tertiary education. Single people were more likely to engage in high physical activity (OR = 2.10, 95%-CI = 1.03-4.28) than divorced. Overall, skilled participants were more likely to engage in vigorous physical activity (OR = 2.07, 95%-CI = 1.41-3.05) driven by significant effect in rural area (OR = 2.70, 95%-CI = 1.51-4.83). Urban participants were more likely to engage in moderate physical activity (OR = 1.67, 95%-CI = 1.31-2.13) than rural participants. CONCLUSIONS: To prevent chronic diseases among South Africans, attention should be paid to specific policies and interventions aimed at promoting PA among young adults in rural and urban setting, and across the social-economic diversity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMalambo, P. et al. (2016). Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of physical activity levels among South African adults in Cape Town and Mount Frere communities in 2008-2009. Archives in Public Health, 74:54en_US
dc.identifier.issn2049-3258
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2604
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-016-0167-3
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.rights© The Author(s). 2016 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectPhysical activityen_US
dc.subjectSocio-demographyen_US
dc.subjectRuralen_US
dc.subjectUrbanen_US
dc.subjectAdulten_US
dc.subjectNon-communicable diseasesen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and socio-demographic correlates of physical activity levels among South African adults in Cape Town and Mount Frere communities in 2008-2009en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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