@Article{Piątkowska2012,
journal="Biology of Sport",
issn="0860-021X",
volume="29",
number="1",
year="2012",
title="Original paperSELF-RATED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL
ACROSS EUROPE – POLAND AND OTHER
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES",
abstract="Physical inactivity has become a serious public health problem as it contributes to major non-  communicable diseases. Increasing activity levels has beneficial effects on musculoskeletal health and mental  health as well. In Poland there are a few studies which refer to the physical activity (PA) of the overall society  and which are based on an international questionnaire, thus enabling comparative analysis. The aim of the  study was to assess the PA level of the Polish society and to examine fields of their activity and intensity of them  in order to compare the data with fifteen European countries. A survey based on computer-assisted personal  interview (CAPI) was carried out in Poland in November 2006. A random sample of Polish adults (n=1028) was  selected and divided according to demographic criteria. PA was estimated by a short version of the International  Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). In the last seven days 53.4% of the Polish society reported no vigorous  PA whereas in the European sample the percentage was significantly higher (57.4%). For the PA of moderate  level of intensity 39.8% of the Polish respondents reported no such PA; in the European sample the percentage  was 40.8%. Only 12.8% of the Polish respondents reported not having walked in the past week, whereas in  the EU the percentage was 17.1%. It must be noted that in all aspects the results were varied in the studied  countries. These observations indicate a need for urgent actions to promote HEPA across EU member countries  and in particular the least active member states. The present study is the first referring to PA of the whole Polish  population, based on a representative sample and an international standardised questionnaire. The data confirm  that the PA level of the Polish society is not as low as it has been shown in many studies.",
author="Piątkowska, M.",
pages="23--31",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Original-paper-SELF-RATED-PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY-LEVEL-r-nACROSS-EUROPE-POLAND-AND-OTHER-r-nEUROPEAN-COUNTRIES,78,23369,1,1.html"
}