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The First Step of Health Policy-Making for Lifestyle Modifications at Middle Age: Problem Identification in 40- to 60-Year-Old Population, Northern Iran
- Source :
- Journal of Obesity, Vol 2018 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2018.
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Abstract
- Background. The purpose of this study was to determine the current situation of lifestyle behaviors and related outcomes, as the first step to make proper local health policies for improvement of health lifestyle behaviors. Materials and Methods. This analytic research has been conducted as a cross-sectional study on the middle-aged (40–60 years old) population of Amirkola, Northern Iran. The Persian translation of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II questionnaire and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire were used for data collection. Also, anthropometric variables, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, and serum lipids profile were examined. Results. Three hundred one individuals have been enrolled in the study. Results showed that 10.6% of the participants had unhealthy lifestyle behaviors in the subdomain of spiritual growth; 46.8% in the subdomain of health responsibility; and 48.2% in the subdomains of stress management, physical activity, and nutrition; men had more physical activity than women (p
- Subjects :
- Internal medicine
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20900708 and 20900716
- Volume :
- 2018
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Obesity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f7d996411b84c72a3a9930033eafdb8
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9895346