A REVIEW ON SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS INFLUENCING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
Abstract
Engagement in physical activity has been demonstrated by various studies as one of the ways to curb the prevalence of chronic disease that is related to deaths globally. Knowledge of how socio-demographic factors do influence physical activity can have a significant social and economic impact, both in the economic and family context. Thus, this article reviewed the existing literature on the nexus between socio-demographic factors and engagement in physical activity. Almost all evidences from the studies indicate that men tend to participate more frequently in physical activities than women. Individuals with higher educational and income background, the unmarried and the younger ones have high probability of engaging in physical activity. Identifying some of the socio-cultural factors that impede engagement of women in physical activities in most developing countries is recommended as it is a step towards enabling women to inculcate the habit of regular participation in physical activities. Besides, by improving an individual’s education one can enhance knowledge on the relevance of physical activity on health and human wellbeing.
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Assah F, Mbanya JC, Ekelund U, Wareham N, Brage S. (2015), Patterns and correlates of objectively measured free-living physical activity in adults in rural and urban Cameroon. Journal of Epidemiol Community Health, 69(7),700–7.
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Bell, N., and Stephenson, A. L. (2014). Variation in motivations by running ability:using the theory of reasoned action to predict attitudes about running 5K races. J. Policy Res. Tour. Leis. Events 6, 231–247. doi: 10.1080/19407963.2014.933227.
Blair S, Cheng YL & Holder JS (2001). Is physical activity or physical fitness more important in defining health benefits? Med Sci Sport Exercise, 33(6), 379-399.
Boakye-Dankwa E, Barnett A, Pachana NA, Turrell G, Cerin E (2019). Associations between latent classes of perceived neighborhood destination accessibility and walking behaviors in older adults of a low-density and a high-Density City. J Aging Phys Act, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0297.
Brown, Heather, and Jennifer Roberts (2011). Exercising choice: the economic determinants of physical activity behaviour of an employed population. Social Science & Medicine, 73,.383-390.
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Caspersen, C. J., Powell, K. E., & Christenson, G. (1985). Physical activity, exercise and physical fitness: definitions and distinctions for health-related research. Public Health Reports, 100(2), 126-131.
Cerin, E. and Leslie, E. (2008) How Socio-Economic Status Contributes to Participation in Leisure-Time Physical Activity. Social Science and Medicine, 66, 2596-2609.
Cheah YK (2011). Influence of Socio-demographic Factors on Physical Activity
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Dollman, James, and Nicole R. Lewis (2010). The impact of socioeconomic position on sport participation among South Australian youth. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13,.318-322.
Eagleman, A. N. (2013). Acceptance, motivations, and usage of social media as a marketing communications tool amongst employees of sport national governing bodies. Sport Management Review, 16(4), 488–497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2013.03.004.
Eng, P., Kawachi, I., Fitzmaurice, G., and Rimm, E. (2005). Effects of marital transitions on changes in dietary and other health behaviours in US male health professionals. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 59, 56-62.
Farrell L & Shields MA (2002). Investigating the economic and demographic determinants of sporting participation in England. J Roy Statistical Society, 165(2): 335-348.
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Koohsari, M. J., Badland, H., & Giles-Corti, B. (2013). (Re) Designing the built environment to support physical activity: bringing public health back into urban design and planning. Cities, 35, 294-298.
Lechner M (2009). Long-run labour market and health effects of individual sports activities. J Health Econ, 28(4): 839-854
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Luis Ortiz-Herna´ndez and Norma Ramos-Iba´n˜ez (2009). Socio-demographic factors associated with physical activity in Mexican adults, Public Health Nutrition, 13(7), 1131–1138 doi:10.1017/S1368980010000261 mediacentre/factsheets/fs385/en/.
Maciel, N. M., De Conti, M. H. S., Simeão, S. F. A. P., Genebra, C. V. D. S., Corrente, J. E., & De Vitta, A. (2018). Sociodemographic factors, level of physical activity and health-related quality of life in adults from the north-east of São Paulo, Brazil: A cross-sectional population study. BMJ Open, 8(1), 1–11. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017804.
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Mielke GI, Malta DC, De Sa GB, Reis RS, Hallal PC. (2015), Regional differences and correlates of leisure time physical activity in Brazil: results from the Brazilian National Health Survey-2013. Brazilian Journal of Epidemiology. 18(Suppl 2):158–6.
Monteiro CA, Conde WL, Matsudo SM et al. (2003) A descriptive epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity in Brazil, 1996–1997. Rev Panam Salud Publica, 14, 246–254.
Muzindutsi, P. (2016). Socio-Demographic Factors Influencing Leisure Attitude Among Undergraduate Students At A South African University. International Journal of Social Sciences And Humanity Studies, 8, (1), 1309-8063. Retrieved from
Nomaguchi, K. M., & Bianchi, S. M. (2004). Exercise time: gender differences in the effects of marriage, parenthood, and employment. Journal of Marriage and Family, 66, 413-430.
Oliveira-Brochado, A., Oliveira-Brochado, F., & Brito, P. Q. (2010). Effects of personal, social and environmental factors on physical activity behavior among adults. Actividade Física, 28, 7–17.
Pettee, K.; Brach, J.; Kriska, A.; Boudreau, R.,; Richardson, C.,; Colbert, L.,; Satterfield, S.; Visser, M.; Harris, T.,; Ayonayon, H., & Newman, A. (2006). Influence of Marital Status on Physical Activity Levels among Older Adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 38 (3), 541-546
Rapp, I., & Schneider, B. (2013). The impacts of marriage, cohabitation and dating relationships on weekly self-reported physical activity in Germany: A 19-year longitudinal study. Social Science & Medicine, 98 , 197-203.
Rosselli, M., Ermini, M., Tosi, B., Boddi, M., Stefani, L., Toncelli, L., & Modesti, P. (2020). Gender differences in barriers to physical activity among adolescents. Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases. 30, 1582-1589.
Sale, C., Guppy, A., & El-Sayed, M. (2000). Individual differences, exercise and leisure activity in predicting affective wellbeing in young adults. Ergonomics, 43, 1689–1697. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/001401300750004096
Salles-Costa R, Heilborn M, Werneck G et al. (2003) Gender and leisure-time physical activity. Cad Saude Publica 19, S225–S233.
Salmon, J., Owen, N., Bauman, A., Schmitz, M. K., & Booth, M. (2000). Leisure-time, occupational, and household physical activity among professional, skilled, and less-skilled workers and homemakers. Preventive Medicine, 30, 191-199.
Sarich PE, Ding D, Sitas F, Weber MF (2015). Co-occurrence of chronic disease lifestyle risk factors in middle-aged and older immigrants: a cross-sectional analysis of 264,102 Australians. Prev Med., 81:209–15. Retrieved from:https://doi.org/10 1016/j.ypmed.2015.09.004.
Social Report (2010). Social indicators for New Zealand. Retrieved from: http://www.socialreport.msd.govt.nz
Steptoe, A., Wardle, J., Fuller, R., Holte, A., Justo, J., Sanderman, R., and Wichstrom L., (1997). Leisure-time physical exercise: Prevalence, attitudinal correlates and behavioral correlates among young Europeans from 21 countries. Preventative Medicine,. 26,.845-854.
Vancampfort, D. (2019). Correlates of physical activity among 142,118 adolescents aged 12–15 years from 48 low- and middle-income countries. Preventive Medicine, 127, 105819.
Varo JJ, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, Irala-Estevez J et al. (2003) Distribution and determinants of sedentary lifestyles in the European Union. Int Epidemiol 32, 138–146.
World Health Organization (2010). The Impact of Chronic Disease in Malaysia. (WWW document). URL www.who.int
World Health Organization (2018). Physical Activity Factsheet. Retrieved from. http://www.who.int/
World Health Organization.(2009). Global health risks: Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks. Geneva: WHO; 2009.
World Health Organization.(2014). Global recommendations on physical activity for health.
World Health Organization.(2015). Physical activity strategy for the WHO European Region 2016-2025.
Published
2021-06-30
How to Cite
MOHD TALMIZI, Nurain; ALI, Nor Eeda; TERIMAN, Suharto.
A REVIEW ON SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS INFLUENCING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES.
Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 1, p. 75-90, june 2021.
ISSN 0128-326X.
Available at: <https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/myse/article/view/13237>. Date accessed: 10 june 2023.
doi: https://doi.org/10.24191/myse.v8i2.13237.
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