Ambulatory Physical Activity Patterns of College Students

Autor/inn/en	Behrens, Timothy K.; Dinger, Mary K.
Titel	Ambulatory Physical Activity Patterns of College Students
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 36 (2005) 4, S.221-227 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1055-6699
Schlagwörter	College Students; Physical Activities; Physical Activity Level; Life Style; Health Behavior; Student Characteristics; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Lebensstil; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to describe the ambulatory physical activity of a sample of college students. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in which students (N = 441; males: n = 204, age = 20.20 plus or minus 1.99, BMI = 25.19 plus or minus 4 kg/m[superscript 2]; females: n = 237, age = 19.92 [plus or minus] 1.64, BMI = 22.91 plus or minus 3.2 kg/m[superscript 2]) wore an accelerometer, with cycle mode enabled, during all waking hours for 7 consecutive days. The independent variables were day of the week and gender. The dependent variable was steps per day. Two-factor ANOVA, an independent t-test, and chi-squares were calculated. Results indicated that students averaged 11,473.87 plus or minus 2,978.62 steps per day for the week. They were most active on weekdays, and less active on weekends. Mean steps per week, weekday, and weekend did not differ by gender. Further, the majority of the students (67.4%) were exceeding the 10,000 steps per day recommendation. These results can be useful to health educators and researchers seeking a description of ambulatory physical activity in college students. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (Author).
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