Urban rural differences in diet, physical activity and obesity in India: are we witnessing the great Indian equalisation? Results from a cross-sectional STEPS survey

JP Tripathy, JS Thakur, G Jeet, S Chawla, S Jain… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background The rising morbidity and mortality due to non-communicable diseases can be
partly attributed to the urbanized lifestyle leading to unhealthy dietary practices and …

Validity of the global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) in adult Latinas

T Hoos, N Espinoza, S Marshall… - Journal of Physical …, 2012 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Valid and reliable self-report measures of physical activity (PA) are needed to
evaluate the impact of interventions aimed at increasing the levels of PA. However, few valid …

Associations of serum concentrations of organochlorine pesticides with breast cancer and prostate cancer in US adults

X Xu, AB Dailey, EO Talbott, VA Ilacqua… - Environmental …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Organochlorine (OC) pesticides are a group of environmental endocrine
disruptors that may be associated with an increased risk for hormone-related cancers …

Gender differences in quality of life, physical activity, and risk of hypertension among sedentary occupation workers

HE Badr, S Rao, F Manee - Quality of Life Research, 2021 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to explore gender differences among sedentary occupation
workers with regard to their quality of life (QoL), physical activity, and risk for high blood …

Test-retest repeatability and relative validity of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire in a developing country context

OTH Trinh, N Do Nguyen… - … of Physical Activity …, 2009 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The increasing prevalence of chronic lifestyle diseases in developing countries
warrants reliable and valid surveillance of physical activity levels in the population. This …

Measuring physical activity and sedentary behaviors in women with young children: A systematic review

LM Mackay, GM Schofield, M Oliver - Women & health, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Current evidence indicates that women with young children are less active than women
without children. In this review the authors investigated the methods of measuring physical …

Perception on physical education among students

FV Leuciuc - Revista Românească pentru Educaţie …, 2018 - ceeol.com
One way to find the perceptions about physical education (activity) among students is to
apply some questionnaire. By applying physical activity index questionnaire to the students …

Comparing GPS, log, survey, and accelerometry to measure physical activity

P James, J Weissman, J Wolf… - American journal of …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Objectives: We explored how objectively measured global positioning system (GPS) and
accelerometer data match with travel logs and questionnaires in predicting trip duration and …

An overview of the complexities in obesity: Limitations and challenges

SR Karasu - American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
A recent survey, even one limited to human studies, found considerable “publication scatter”
in that more than 250 different professional journals publish articles on obesity. Over the …

How does car parking availability and public transport accessibility influence work-related travel behaviors?

HM Badland, N Garrett, GM Schofield - Sustainability, 2010 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the relationships between car parking, public transport, travel
behaviors, and health outcomes for adults (n= 1,188) traveling to a worksite. Public transport …