OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate whether sedentary job role and gender are reflected by sedentary risk factors within a university campus. METHODS Following institutional ethical approval, 80 U.K. university campus employees were recruited, and 34 of them (age 47.8 ± 11.9 years, height 169 ± 1.0 cm, body mass 72.0 ± 14.1 kg) were measured for their systolic (SBP) and diasto...

BACKGROUND Increasing physical activity and decreasing sedentary time are cornerstones in the management of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, there are few instruments available to measure physical activity in this population. We translated the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-L) into French and studied its reproducibility and validity in patients with T2DM...

The aim of this study was to compare the quality life, fear avoidance beliefs, physical activity levels, exercise and consciousness status Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) healthy individuals investigate relationship between disease level with these parameters in AS RA. (n=27), RA (n=28), (n=28) were included study. Participants' levels (Short form-International Physical A...

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious mental illness that leads to poor quality of life (QOL). Lack physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior are among the risk factors cause this condition. This study explored relationship between PA levels QOL in individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder. 27 BD who received service from Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) participated study. Inclusion cr...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease that manifests in hypoxemia, inactivity, and poor prognosis. This study aimed to assess the prognostic role of physical activity (PA) and exertional desaturation (ED) with mortality in IPF. At baseline, 34 IPF patients (68 (50-81) years) were interviewed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and SpO₂ was ass...

OBJECTIVE To investigate associations between physical activity, comorbidity severity, depressive symptoms, and health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus. SUBJECTS AND METHODS All individuals, 200 patients and 50 controls, aged from 40 to 60 years, were investigated by interview, and all variables were measured concurrently. Physical activity was evaluated by the Internationa...

BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) has been associated with improved recovery time after transplantation. Handgrip strength has been related to post-transplant outcomes. AIM To evaluate predictors of PA and grip strength in patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplant evaluation. METHODS Single-center, prospective analysis. RESULTS One hundred patients were evaluated (54% male, mean...

In regard to the article entitled " Lifestyle and health among Spanish university students: differences by gender and academic discipline " by Varela-Mato et al. [1] which analyzes the lifestyles of a group of students from the University of Vigo (Galicia, Spain), we would like to draw your attention to a series of disagreements with certain statements that are made therein: 1. The authors [1] ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the quality of life and its association with daily physical activity in different contexts of life in osteoarthritis patients referred from Basic Health Care Units to a university-affiliated service. METHODS This is a crosssectional, case series study in which physical activity was evaluated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and quality of life...