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KMID : 0371620090240010015
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Journal of Wonkwang Medical Science
2009 Volume.24 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.20
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Leisure Time Physical Activities and It’s Related Factors According to Residental Area in Postmenopausal Women
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Oh Gyung-Jae
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Abstract
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Background: This study described the physical activity of postmenopausal women and examines the relationships among leisure-time physical activity(LTPA) behavior, background, and resides correlates of behavior between urban and rural area
Methods: The study included 177 residents, who lived in a small city from June 1 to 22 2007. Respondents were interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire. Data analyses were conducted using x²-test, Monte Carlo test, and multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results: This study showed that general characteristic factors in women who reside rural were significantly higher than women who reside downtown in the following categories: people older than 60 years, people who were engaged in the agriculture, and low income. Period after menopause was higher in women who reside rural than women who reside downtown, but no significant difference was found between residential districts in BMI, age at menarche, age at menopause, and duration of breast feeding. Leisure time activity index was significantly higher. than in women who reside downtown. Household income associated with leisure time activity in women who reside rural, while period after menopause associated with it in women who reside downtown.
Conclusion: These results suggest that leisure time activity was found to be a practical index for degree of physical activity, and it should be considered intervention strategies for control chronic disease, especially in postmenopausal women who reside rural.
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KEYWORD
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Physical activity, Postmenopausal women, Rural
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