Physical inactivity and associated factors among university students in 23 low-, middle- and high-income countries

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 539-549

  Pengpid, Supa ^a,b   Peltzer, Karl ^a,b,c   Kassean, Hemant Kumar ^d   Tsala Tsala, Jacques Philippe ^e   Sychareun, Vanphanom ^f   Müller Riemenschneider, Falk ^g,h  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^h CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Health behaviour; Multi country; Physical inactivity; Prevalence; Risk factors; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; THINNESS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84933182889     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0680-0     Document Type: Article

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