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- Title
Alarmingly Low Physical Activity in Pakistani College Students Compared to American College Students.
- Authors
Jaffri, Ume Abbiyha; Corbett, R.O.; Jaffri, Abbis
- Abstract
To identify differences in physical activity (PA) between intercollegiate students in Pakistan and the United States (US). Three hundred (167 US; 133 Pakistani) intercollegiate students completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to assess PA. Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity Questionnaire (BPAQ) was used to assess barriers to PA. Participants were also asked about the recommended level of PA. Chi-squared analysis (χ2 = 99.50, p-value <.001) revealed that American students, specifically females (χ2 = 97.27, p-value <.001), were more active compared to Pakistani students. T-test showed significantly more major barriers to PA in Pakistani students (6.860 ± 5.56) than American students (3.78 ± 3.94). 59.6% of all students correctly recounted the standard PA recommendations, only 1.2% of those students were Pakistani. Pakistani students had lower PA with more major barriers to PA than Americans. Majority of the Pakistani students did not know the recommended level of PA unlike Americans.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; UNITED States; PHYSICAL activity; COLLEGE students; PAKISTANIS; FOREIGN students; AMERICANS
- Publication
Recreational Sports Journal, 2023, Vol 47, Issue 2, p98
- ISSN
1558-8661
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/15588661231186808