Author/Authors :
fakhrzadeh, hossein tehran university of medical sciences - endocrinology metabolism population sciences institute, elderly health research center, ايران , djalalinia, shirin tehran university of medical sciences - non-communicable diseases research center, endocrinology and metabolism population sciences institute, ايران , djalalinia, shirin ministry of health and medical education - development of research and technology center, deputy of research and technology, ايران , mirarefin, mojdeh tehran university of medical sciences tums - chronic diseases research center, endocrinology and metabolism population sciences institute, ايران , arefirad, tahereh islamic azad university, science and research branch - department of exercise physiology, ايران , asayesh, hamid qom university of medical sciences - department of medical emergencies, ايران , safiri, saeid maragheh university of medical sciences - managerial epidemiology research center, school of nursing and midwifery - department of public health, ايران , samami, elham alborz university of medical science - department of community medicine, ايران , mansourian, morteza iran university of medical sciences - school of health - department of health education and promotion, ايران , shamsizadeh, morteza shahroud university of medical sciences - school of nursing and midwifery, ايران , qorbani, mostafa alborz university of medical science - department of community medicine, ايران , qorbani, mostafa tehran university of medical sciences - chronic diseases research center, endocrinology and metabolism population sciences institute, ايران
Abstract :
Introduction: Physical inactivity is one of the most important risk factors for chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and stroke. We aim to conduct a systematic review of the prevalence of physical inactivity in Iran. Methods: We searched international databases; ISI, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and national databases Irandoc, Barakat knowledge network system, and Scientific Information Database (SID). We collected data for outcome measures of prevalence of physical inactivity by sex, age, province, and year. Quality assessment and data extraction has been conducted independently by two independent research experts. There were no limitations for time and language. Results: We analyzed data for prevalence of physical inactivity in Iranian population. According to our search strategy we found 254 records; of them 185 were from international databases and the remaining 69 were obtained from national databases after refining the data, 34 articles that met eligible criteria remained for data extraction. From them respectively; 9, 20, 2 and 3 studies were at national, provincial, regional and local levels. The estimates for inactivity ranged from approximately 30% to almost 70% and had considerable variation between sexes and studied sub-groups. Conclusion: In Iran, most of studies reported high prevalence of physical inactivity. Our findings reveal a heterogeneity of reported values, often from differences in study design, measurement tools and methods, different target groups and sub-population sampling. These data do not provide the possibility of aggregation of data for a comprehensive inference.
