Relationships among physical activity levels, physical measures, and barriers to physical activity in college women

摘要

This study examined the relationships among physical activity levels based on theudKaiser Physical Activity Survey (KPAS), waist circumference, body mass indexud(BMI), and barriers to physical activity using a survey (Barriers to Physical ActivityudSurvey). A total of208 participants, ages 18 to 44 were used in the analyses. Theudmean Total Activity Score was 9.9 ± 2.23. Focus group analyses were used touddetermine the top barriers to physical activity. MANOV A analyses revealedudsignificant differences between student types (traditional and non-traditional) on theudOccupational Index and the Active Living Habits Index. Traditional students hadudsignificantly lower scores than non traditional students on the Occupational Index, andudnon traditional students had significantly lower scores than traditional students on theudActive Living Habits Index. Using stepwise multiple regressions, the major predictorsudto a high Mean Barriers to Physical Activity Score included having an increased BMI.