| Title: |
Physical Activity Tracking Among Sri Lankan Adults: Findings From a 7-Year Follow-up of the Ragama Health Study |
| Authors: |
Pinidiyapathirage, Janani; Kasthuriratne, Anuradhani; Bennie, Jason A; Pathmeswaran, Arunasalam; Biddle, Stuart JH; De Silva, Hithanadura Janaka; Chackrewarthy, Sureka; Dassanayake, Anuradha S; Ranawaka, Udaya; Kato, Norihiro; Wickremasinghe, Ananda Rajitha |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publications |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
Griffith University: Griffith Research Online |
| Subject Terms: |
Health services and systems; Public health; Sri Lanka; lower middle-income countries; noncommunicable diseases; physical activity; population studies |
| Description: |
Limited data are available on physical activity tracking among adults in low- and middle-income countries. Using a longitudinal design, we assessed trends and correlates of physical activity among Sri Lankan adults. Individuals selected through age-stratified random sampling, were screened initially in 2007 (n = 2986) and reevaluated in 2014 (n = 2148). On both occasions, structured interviews and clinical measurements were completed. Approximately 40% of the participants engaged in recommended levels of physical activity both at baseline and follow-up. One-fifth reported increased physical activity at follow-up, a similar proportion reported being persistently inactive or a reduction in physical activity. In the adjusted analysis, being persistently active was associated with male sex, a lower educational level and income, being free of any chronic disease conditions, better self-rated health, and sitting time |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health; Pinidiyapathirage, J; Kasthuriratne, A; Bennie, JA; Pathmeswaran, A; Biddle, SJH; De Silva, HJ; Chackrewarthy, S; Dassanayake, AS; Ranawaka, U; Kato, N; Wickremasinghe, AR, Physical Activity Tracking Among Sri Lankan Adults: Findings From a 7-Year Follow-up of the Ragama Health Study., Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2021; https://hdl.handle.net/10072/402450 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/1010539520971179 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10072/402450; https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539520971179 |
| Rights: |
Pinidiyapathirage, J; Kasthuriratne, A; Bennie, JA; Pathmeswaran, A; Biddle, SJH; De Silva, HJ; Chackrewarthy, S; Dassanayake, AS; Ranawaka, U; Kato, N; Wickremasinghe, AR, Physical Activity Tracking Among Sri Lankan Adults: Findings From a 7-Year Follow-up of the Ragama Health Study., Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2021. Copyright 2021 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. ; open access |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.3FC03D28 |
| Database: |
BASE |