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Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Low-Income Adults in Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur
- Source :
- Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Epidemiology, Vol 29, Iss 2, Pp 43-49 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Japan Epidemiological Association, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background: The aim of this research is to assess the level of physical activity (PA) in relation to different socio-economic factors and to examine the effect of the recommended level of PA on the domains of quality of life (QoL) among residents of low-income housing in the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that included 680 respondents from community housing projects. Reported PA was assessed using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) short form version 2. The SF-12v2 was administered to assess the health-related QoL (HRQoL) among the study population. Respondents were grouped into “active” and “insufficient” groups according to reported weekly PA level. One-way analysis of variance, analysis of co-variance, and multiple linear regression were used in the analysis. Results: Overall, 17.6% (95% CI, 14.3–20.9) of the respondents did not achieve the recommended levels of PA (≥600 metabolic equivalent [MET]-minutes week−1). Level of achieving recommended PA was higher among younger participants, females, members belonging to nuclear families, and in self-employed participants. The group that fulfilled recommended PA levels (active) has higher levels of QoL in all domains except physical functioning. Conclusions: Almost one out of five low-income urban residents were physically inactive. In addition, individuals who attained recommended PA levels had better scores on some domains of HRQOL than those who did not. Our findings call for tailor-made public health interventions to improve PA levels among the general population and particularly for low-income residents.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Adolescent
Urban Population
Epidemiology
Population
physical activity
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Guidelines as Topic
Metabolic equivalent
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Nuclear family
Exercise
Poverty
Cancer
lcsh:R5-920
education.field_of_study
Public Housing
business.industry
Malaysia
Urban Health
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Mental health
Metropolitan area
Cross-Sectional Studies
quality of life
Population study
Original Article
Female
Analysis of variance
Guideline Adherence
Sedentary Behavior
lcsh:Medicine (General)
business
low income
mental health
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13499092 and 09175040
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Epidemiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....238177d5130907b7bf8785a17f730da0