title: Physical Activity Level of Korean Adults with Chronic Diseases: The Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, 2010-2012.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Proper physical activities are known to be helpful in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. However, the physical activity level of patients with chronic diseases is low. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the physical activity compliance of patients with hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study analyzed the 2010-2012 Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. We included 13,873 individuals in the analysis. The level of physical activity compliance was measured by performing multivariate logistic regression analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the univariate analysis, the subjects with hypertension or diabetes tended to comply with the physical activity guidelines less faithfully than their healthy counterparts. The proportion of subjects with hypertension who were insufficiently physically active was 65.4% among the men and 75.8% among the women. For diabetes, the proportions were 66.7% and 76.8%, respectively. No significant difference was found between the subjects with dyslipidemia and their healthy counterparts. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, no significant difference in physical activity compliance was observed between the subjects with hypertension, diabetes, or dyslipidemia and their healthy counterparts for both sexes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patients with hypertension or diabetes tended to have lower physical activity prevlaence than their healthy counterparts. However, for dyslipidemia, no significant difference was found between the two groups. Given the significance of physical activities in the management of chronic diseases, the physical activities of these patients need to be improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Seong
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ah-Reum
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: An
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Heon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Gyun
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. ; Center for Health Promotion and Optimal Aging, Health Promotion Center for Cancer Survivor, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. ; Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea. ; Institute on Aging, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Be-Long
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Chronic Disease; Diabetes; Dyslipidemia; Exercise; Hypertension; Physical Activity