title: Prevalence of physical inactivity in Iran: a systematic review.
abstract: Introduction:Physical inactivity is one of the most important risk factors for chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and stroke. We aim to conduct a systematic review of the prevalence of physical inactivity in Iran.Methods:We searched international databases; ISI, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and national databases Irandoc, Barakat knowledge network system, and Scientific Information Database (SID). We collected data for outcome measures of prevalence of physical inactivity by sex, age, province, and year. Quality assessment and data extraction has been conducted independently by two independent research experts. There were no limitations for time and language.Results:We analyzed data for prevalence of physical inactivity in Iranian population. According to our search strategy we found 254 records; of them 185 were from international databases and the remaining 69 were obtained from national databases after refining the data, 34 articles that met eligible criteria remained for data extraction. From them respectively; 9, 20, 2 and 3 studies were at national, provincial, regional and local levels. The estimates for inactivity ranged from approximately 30% to almost 70% and had considerable variation between sexes and studied sub-groups.Conclusion:In Iran, most of studies reported high prevalence of physical inactivity. Our findings reveal a heterogeneity of reported values, often from differences in study design, measurement tools and methods, different target groups and sub-population sampling. These data do not provide the possibility of aggregation of data for a comprehensive inference.
authors: Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Hossein
authors: H
authors: Fakhrzadeh
authors: Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Development of Research & Technology Center, Deputy of Research and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Shirin
authors: S
authors: Djalalinia
authors: Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mojdeh
authors: M
authors: Mirarefin
authors: Department of Exercise Physiology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Tahereh
authors: T
authors: Arefirad
authors: Department of Medical Emergencies, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Asayesh
authors: Managerial Epidemiology Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran.
authors: Saeid
authors: S
authors: Safiri
authors: Department of Community Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Science, Karaj, Iran.
authors: Elham
authors: E
authors: Samami
authors: Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Morteza
authors: M
authors: Mansourian
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
authors: Morteza
authors: M
authors: Shamsizadeh
authors: Department of Community Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Science, Karaj, Iran ; Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mostafa
authors: M
authors: Qorbani
keywords: Iran; Physical Inactivity; Systematic Review