American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 486-494 , June 2008

Worldwide Variability in Physical Inactivity: A 51-Country Survey

  • Regina Guthold, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Regina Guthold, MPH, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
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  • Tomoko Ono, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Harvard School of Public Health Department of Population and International Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Kathleen L. Strong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • World Health Organization, and UNITAID International Drug Purchase Facility, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Somnath Chatterji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Measurement and Health Information Systems, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Alfredo Morabia, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Queens College City University of New York, Center for the Biology of Natural Systems, New York, New York

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    Prevalence of physical inactivity for men in 51 countries, grouped by WHO region, World Health Survey, 2002–2003. Age-adjusted to WHO standard population.

    Prevalence of physical inactivity for men in 51 countries, grouped by WHO region, World Health Survey, 2002–2003. Age-adjusted to WHO standard population.

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    Prevalence of physical inactivity for women in 51 countries, grouped by WHO region, World Health Survey, 2002–2003. Age-adjusted to WHO standard population.

    Prevalence of physical inactivity for women in 51 countries, grouped by WHO region, World Health Survey, 2002–2003. Age-adjusted to WHO standard population.

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    Prevalence of inactivity for the pooled sample of 51 countries, by age group and urbanity for men and women, World Health Survey, 2002–2003. Age-adjusted to the WHO standard population for the urban a

    Prevalence of inactivity for the pooled sample of 51 countries, by age group and urbanity for men and women, World Health Survey, 2002–2003. Age-adjusted to the WHO standard population for the urban and rural subgroups.

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PII: S0749-3797(08)00257-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.02.013

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 486-494 , June 2008

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