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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE: A CENTRAL EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
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INVESTIGATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTS CONSUMPTION HABITS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Bence Raposa
1
,
Csaba Melczer
1
,
Nóra Rozmann
1
,
Tímea Károlyi
1
,
Gyula Takacs
1
,
Valentina Doma
1
,
Viktoria Premusz
1
,
Márton Pintér
1
,
John Macharia
1
,
Pongrác Ács
1

  1. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, Hungary
Health Prob Civil. 2020; 14(3): 211-220
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2020.97897
Online publish date: 2020/08/13
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Background
Adequate level of physical activity helps and provides optimal body function. Understanding the sports consumption and physical activity indicators of young adults helps to develop strategies that can help to understand the economic and health background of endemic diseases.

Material and methods
We conducted cross-sectional research at the University of Pécs, Hungary, in 2018. We used an anonymous, self-edited, self-administered online questionnaire. The questions related to demographics, physical activity, sport and health motivation, and lifestyle. Our aim was to characterize the physical activity and sports consumption habits of the students.

Results
In terms of health status and quality of life, the whole sample (n=197) marked theirs as better than average. In the case of sports motivation, we hypothesized that there would be a significant difference between gender; apart from fitness status (p=0.64), we found significantly different motivation levels in each case. In terms of physical activity, women were more engaged in housework and transport, whilst men were more active in free time and work.

Conclusions
Our sample’s health status and quality of life is adequate. Men’s physical activity exceeds women, however, when comparing activity-related MET (metabolic equivalent of task) between the sexes, we did not find significant differences in any case (p≥0.05).

keywords:

students, physical activity, IPAQ, sports consumption, MET

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