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Physical Activity of Croatian Population: Cross-sectional Study Using International Physical Activity Questionnaire

To determine physical activity level in the Croatian population in different domains of everyday life. A random stratified sample of 1032 Croatians aged 15 years and older was interviewed using the official Croatian long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Total physical activity and physical activity in each of the four life domains - work, transport, domestic and garden, and leisure-time, were estimated. Physical activity was expressed as metabolic equivalent-hours per week (MET-hour/week). Median total physical activity for the whole sample was 58.2 MET-hour/week. Median physical activity in MET-hour/week was 30.4 for work domain, 5.0 for transportation, 13. 1 for domestic and garden time, and 6.0 for leisure-time. The lowest physical activity was found in the age group 15-24 years (42.7 MET-hour/week) and the highest in the age group 55-64 years (72.0 MET-hour/week). Multiple regression analysis showed a significant relationship of socio-demographic and health related characteristics (size of settlements, household income, educational level, age, body mass index, self-rated physical health, and self-rated mental health) with physical activity in all domains (P<0.001). Studies on physical activity in transition countries should include the domains of work and domestic and garden, since if only leisure-time domain is examined, the total physical activity level can be underestimated. As the lowest physical activity was reported by adolescents and young adults, strategies should be developed for increasing physical activity in this age group.

energy expenditure; epidemiology; exercise; inactivity; IPAQ; Public Health; surveillance

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