Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Women: Association with Body Mass Index and Demographic Characteristics

• Published in: Applied Research in Quality of Life Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 887 - 896
• Main Authors: Mahdavi, Reza, Nikniaz, Zeinab, Ostadrahimi, Alireza, Nikniaz, Leila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Body height; Body mass index; Body weight; Cross-sectional studies; Disease control; Employment; Exercise; Indexes; Marital status; Obesity; Overweight; Political Science; Public health; Quality of Life Research; Questionnaires; Social Sciences; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Sociology; Value; Variance analysis; Wives; Women; Womens health; United States > US; Women; Body mass index; Obese; Physical activity; Overweight

The aim of present study was determination of the level of physical activity in overweight and obese women and its association with body mass index and various socio-demographic characteristics. In the present cross-sectional survey, the translated and validated form of International physical activi...