Prevalence of physical activity and its association with body mass index among late adolescents in Kuantan, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida, Said, Abdul Hadi, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim, Abd Rahman, Mohd Aizuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: University of Dicle 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/77793/1/77793_Prevalence%20of%20physical%20activity%20and%20its%20association.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77793/2/77793_Prevalence%20of%20physical%20activity%20and%20its%20association_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77793/; https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a36a/332a34944335d3cdfe3a9ca30c0b87edf598.pdf?_ga=2.160821368.437046056.1597801017-2123425827.1597801017

A national data reported more than half of school going adolescents in Malaysia were physically inactive. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of physical activity among late adolescent in Kuantan, Malaysia and to determine factors associated with their physical activity level. A cross sectio...