Physical activity level and body mass index profile of the working-age population in palembang city

Q2 Health Professions Journal of Physical Education and Sport Pub Date : 2021-08-31 DOI:10.7752/jpes.2021.s4310

S. Solahuddin, I. Sulaiman, B. Kridasuwarso, W. Bayu, M. Lasiono

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Abstract

Physical activity levels have decreased during the Covid-19 pandemic because of the lockdown period and related social distancing measures. Although Indonesian government has gradually allowed people to do outdoor activities, there are still large-scale restrictions on doing activities in public places. Palembang is one of biggest cities in Indonesia, in which students and workers have been learning and working from home during the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to analyse the physical activity levels and body mass index (BMI) profiles of the working-age population in Palembang, Indonesia, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 735 participants (M: 416;F: 319) with a minimum age of 15 (26.14±9.46) participated in this study. The method of this study was a survey using an online Short-Form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) to assess physical activity and energy expenditure levels based on Metabolic Equivalents of Task (MET). The data was collected for 4 weeks in February 2021 by measuring the height and weight and by observing the physical activity behaviour of the participants through the survey. The results of the BMI calculation showed that almost half of the participants were a combination of underweight, overweight, and obese, while participants in the normal category included only slightly more than half. The results of the physical activity level showed that more than half of the participants were in the low and medium category, while participants in the high category included slightly fewer than 40%. Thus, the working-age population in Palembang City needs to increase their physical activity and maintain their nutritional intake to improve their BMI levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2021, Editura Universitatii din Pitesti. All rights reserved.

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巨港市劳动年龄人口的身体活动水平和体重指数概况

在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，由于封锁期间和相关的社交距离措施，身体活动水平有所下降。虽然印尼政府逐渐允许人们进行户外活动，但在公共场所进行活动仍然存在大规模的限制。巨港是印度尼西亚最大的城市之一，在大流行期间，学生和工人一直在家学习和工作。本研究的目的是分析2019冠状病毒病大流行期间印度尼西亚巨港市劳动年龄人口的身体活动水平和体重指数(BMI)概况。共有735名参与者(男416名，女319名)参加了本研究，最小年龄为15岁(26.14±9.46岁)。本研究的方法是使用在线国际身体活动问卷(IPAQ-SF)的简短形式进行调查，以评估基于任务代谢当量(MET)的身体活动和能量消耗水平。通过测量身高和体重，并通过调查观察参与者的身体活动行为，在2021年2月的四周内收集数据。BMI计算的结果显示，几乎一半的参与者是体重过轻、超重和肥胖的混合体，而正常类别的参与者只有一半多一点。身体活动水平的结果显示，超过一半的参与者属于中低类别，而高类别的参与者略低于40%。因此，巨港市的劳动年龄人口需要在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间增加身体活动并保持营养摄入，以改善其BMI水平。©2021,Editura Universitatii din Pitesti。版权所有。

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Journal of Physical Education and Sport Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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2.80

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0.00%

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282

审稿时长

5 weeks

期刊介绍： The main objective of JPES is to unite specialists from different fields, including sport, physical activity, kinesiology, education, health and nutrition, to provide the opportunity for multidisciplinary debates and comprehensive understanding of how physical activity influences human life. Researchers from areas that are related to sport and health are invited to publish their cutting-edge research and its practical applicability. Our target group of expert specialists includes academic researchers, kinesitherapists, physical education and sports teachers, physicians in sports medicine, psychologists, nutritionists, coaches and any other researchers involved in the sports field. JPES aims to act as a stimulus and a dissemination instrument for the research activity of Romanian and foreign investigators. JPES primarily publishes articles in the following fields: the natural sciences of sport, social and behavioral sciences and humanities, sports management, sports medicine, sports pedagogy and sport itself. The journal also aims to facilitate and enhance communication across all sub-disciplines of the sport sciences. The journal awaits original papers, review articles, technical reports and short communications that contain new insight into any aspect of the sport sciences that have not been previously published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.