Research Article

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF WORKING SUBJECTS IN ANKARA

Volume: 5 Number: 3 July 15, 2000
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF WORKING SUBJECTS IN ANKARA

Abstract

            The purpose of this study was to determine the physical activity levels of subjects who works in Ankara, whose ages between 19-53 years old. 161 female (ages 31.348.02 years) and 314 male volunteers (ages 36.877.7 years) were participted in this study (n=475). Subjects were asked to answer Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire (PAAQ) which consist of work, house, transportation, climbing stairs and sport indexes and each indexes' METs/hours and hours/week values calculated. There were no significant differences between total hours (h/wk) which were expended for indexes and sexes. There were significant differences on METs values (METs/h) among work, home, sport indexes between sexes. There were significant differences between subject who works in a standing and sitting position on the expenditure of METs values (METs/h) and hours (h/wk) in an office. There were significant differences between age groups on work and house indexes on METs/h. Except sport indexes subjects who participated in this study were found lightly physically active on the other indexes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ayda Karaca
HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ VE TEKNOLOJİSİ YÜKSEKOKULU
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 15, 2000

Submission Date

March 29, 2017

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2000 Volume: 5 Number: 3

APA
Karaca, A. (2000). PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF WORKING SUBJECTS IN ANKARA. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, 5(3), 11-20. https://izlik.org/JA53YY56EH

Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences is a scientific and peer-reviewed journal published quarterly.