Health-enhancing physical activity among Saudi adults using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
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Health-enhancing physical activity among Saudi adults using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).
OBJECTIVES To describe the physical activity profile of Saudi adults living in Riyadh, using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short-version telephone format. METHODS Physical activity was assessed using the official Arabic short form of IPAQ, intended for use in telephone interview. The instrument asks for times spent in walking, moderate- and vigorous-intensity physic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Nutrition
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1368-9800,1475-2727
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980007184299