Keywords
Adults, physical activity, related factors
Abstract
Objective: To describe the situation and some related factors of physical activity among adults in
Phan Dinh Phung ward, Thai Nguyen city in 2019.
Method: a cross-sectional descriptive studies was conducted on 495 adults in Phan Dinh Phung
ward, Thai Nguyen city. Data were collected by face-to-face interview using global physical activity
questionnaire (GPAQ).
Results: The rate of high-level physical activity in men was 62.1% and for women was 47.8%, with
43.8% of women and 62.1% of men achieving physical activity according to WHO recommendations.
Age, location convenience, status of hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease were
significant related factors of physical activity.
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