title: Physical activity and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in Vietnam.
abstract: This study examined physical activity in leisure time and at work as estimated by the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and the associations between both total and domain-specific physical activity with cardiovascular risk factors in a population-based Vietnamese sample. Participants (n = 1978) were 25- to 64-year-old adults selected by stratified multistage sampling. Leisure activity contributed to <5% of total moderate and vigorous activity and was not associated with cardiovascular risk factors. Total moderate and vigorous activity was associated with body composition (r = -0.16 to -0.22; P < .001), blood glucose (r = -0.07; P < .05), and total cholesterol (r = -0.17; P < .001) for men and with total cholesterol (r = -0.07; P < .05) for women after adjusting for age. Further adjustment for smoking and alcohol intake made negligible changes. These associations were largely driven by work activity, which accounted for 80% of total activity.
authors.affiliation: Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia. bau@utas.edu.au
authors.forename: Au Bich
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Thuy
authors.forename: Leigh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blizzard
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Luc Hung
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Granger
authors.forename: Terence
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dwyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D012307:Risk Factors; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology