Status and related factors of physical activity among women in Wuhan city

Objective To describe the prevalence of physical activity(PA)and to identify the women with physcial inactivity for effective health promotion among the women in Wuhan.Methods A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on PA and socio-demographic and behavioral status.Logistic regression models were applied to estimate associations between physical inactivity and correlation factors in multivariable models.Results Among the 1 359 women recruited,45.7% (620)were physically active and 27.5% (374)were vigorusly active.The prevalence of physical inactivity was 26.8% (365).PA tended to be low among the women aged 18-35 years,especially among women younger than 25 years.The proportion of general,occupation,housew ork,transportation,and leisure-time physical inactivity was 78.7% (85),75.9% (82),94.4% (102),76.9% (83),and 49.1% (53),respectively.Administration staff had the highest proportions of inactivity in transportation,housew ork,and genera 75.5%,82.6% and 39.1%,respectively.The women with master or doctor degree had the highest inactive rates in occupation(84.0%),housew ork(78.2%),transportation (86.6%),leisure time(77.3%),and general(51.3%),respectively.The related factors of physical inactivity were at age of 18-35 years,without habit of physical exercise,high education level(master or doctor),and working as office staff.Conclusion The results suggest that the physical inactivity is prevalent in the women under the age of 35 years,with high education level,and working in the office in Wuhan city and specific intervention should be emphasized.