Physical activity levels in Bangladeshi adults: results from STEPS survey 2010

Public Health

Volumn 137, Issue , 2016, Pages 131-138

  Moniruzzaman, M ^a   Mostafa Zaman, M ^a   Islalm, M S ^b   Ahasan, H A M N ^c   Kabir, H ^d   Yasmin, R ^c  

^a Bangladesh Country Office   (Bangladesh)

^b National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine   (Bangladesh)

^c DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^d Sher e Bangla Medical College   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladeshi adults; Global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ); Metabolic equivalent tasks (MET); Physical activity; Physical inactivity

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH IMPACT; METABOLISM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR;

ACTIVE COMMUTING; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESHI; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; WORK; BANGLADESH; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

BANGLADESH;

ADULT; AGED; BANGLADESH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84962632517     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.02.028     Document Type: Article

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