Alarmingly Low Physical Activity in Pakistani College Students Compared to American College Students

IF 0.7 Q4 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Ume Abbiyha Jaffri, R. Corbett, A. Jaffri
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There are no studies that have investigated the physical activity (PA) trends in Pakistan, the 5 th most populated country in the world. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify trends and differences in PA between intercollegiate students in Pakistan and the US. Three hundred (167 US; 133 Pakistani) intercollegiate students completed a cross-sectional survey used to gauge the PA levels, barriers, and literacy of intercollegiate students in both countries. American students are more likely (í µí±¥ 2 =97.27, p-value <.001) to be moderate to highly physically active in comparison to Pakistani students. American female students were more (í µí±¥ 2 =97.27, p-value <.001) active than female students in Pakistan. Independent t-test showed significantly more major barriers to PA in Pakistani intercollegiate students (6.860 ± 5.56) when compared to American intercollegiate students (3.78 ± 3.94). Out of all students 59.6%, regardless of nationality, correctly recounted the standard PA recommendations, with 1.2% of those students being Pakistani. Pakistani students were physically inactive, faced more barriers, and had lower literacy of PA. This is a novel yet extremely valuable data set for understanding the current trends in the PA status of college students in the fifth most-populated country, 60% of which is younger than 30 years of age.
与美国大学生相比,巴基斯坦大学生的体育活动少得惊人
没有研究调查巴基斯坦的体育活动趋势,巴基斯坦是世界上人口第五大国家。因此,本研究的目的是确定巴基斯坦和美国校际学生PA的趋势和差异。三百名(167名美国学生;133名巴基斯坦学生)完成了一项横断面调查,用于衡量两国校际学生的PA水平、障碍和识字率。与巴基斯坦学生相比,美国学生更有可能(íµí±¥2=97.27,p值<.001)进行中等至高度的体育活动。美国女学生比巴基斯坦女学生更活跃(2=97.27,p值<.001)。独立t检验显示,与美国校际学生(3.78±3.94)相比,巴基斯坦校际学生的PA主要障碍明显更多(6.860±5.56)。在所有学生中,无论国籍如何,59.6%的学生正确地讲述了标准PA建议,其中1.2%的学生是巴基斯坦人。巴基斯坦学生身体不活跃,面临更多障碍,PA识字率较低。这是一个新颖但极具价值的数据集,有助于了解这个人口第五多的国家大学生PA状况的当前趋势,其中60%的人年龄小于30岁。
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Recreational Sports Journal
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