caa a22 4500 606222677 CHVBK 20210128101134.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00038-015-0680-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00038-015-0680-0 Physical inactivity and associated factors among university students in 23 low-, middle- and high-income countries [Elektronische Daten] [Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, Hemant Kassean, Jacques Tsala Tsala, Vanphanom Sychareun, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider] Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine estimates of the prevalence and social correlates of physical inactivity among university students in 23 low-, middle- and high-income countries. Method: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to collect data from 17,928 undergraduate university students (mean age 20.8, SD=2.8) from 24 universities in 23 countries. Results: The prevalence of physical inactivity was 41.4%, ranging from 21.9% in Kyrgyzstan to 80.6% in Pakistan. In multivariate logistic regression, older age (22-30years), studying in a low- or lower middle-income country, skipping breakfast and lack of social support were associated with physical inactivity. In men, being underweight, being overweight or obese, not avoiding fat and cholesterol, not having severe depression symptoms, low beliefs in the health benefits of physical activity, low personal control and knowledge of exercise-heart link, and in women, not trying to eat fibre, low personal mastery and medium personal control were additionally associated with physical inactivity. Conclusion: Four in each ten students are physically inactive, calling for strategic interventions by relevant professionals in higher educational institutions. Swiss School of Public Health, 2015 Physical inactivity nationallicence Prevalence nationallicence Risk factors nationallicence Health behaviour nationallicence Depression nationallicence University students nationallicence Multi-country nationallicence Pengpid Supa ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, 73170, Phutthamonthon, Nakhonpathom, Thailand aut Peltzer Karl ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, 73170, Phutthamonthon, Nakhonpathom, Thailand aut Kassean Hemant Department of Management, University of Mauritius, 80837, Reduit, Mauritius aut Tsala Tsala Jacques Department of Psychology, University of Yaounde I, B.P. 7011, Yaounde, Cameroon aut Sychareun Vanphanom Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health Vientiane, Vientiane, Lao PDR aut Müller-Riemenschneider Falk Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore, Singapore aut International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/5(2015-07-01), 539-549 1661-8556 60:5<539 2015 60 38 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0680-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0680-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pengpid Supa ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, 73170, Phutthamonthon, Nakhonpathom, Thailand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Peltzer Karl ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, 73170, Phutthamonthon, Nakhonpathom, Thailand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kassean Hemant Department of Management, University of Mauritius, 80837, Reduit, Mauritius aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tsala Tsala Jacques Department of Psychology, University of Yaounde I, B.P. 7011, Yaounde, Cameroon aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sychareun Vanphanom Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health Vientiane, Vientiane, Lao PDR aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Müller-Riemenschneider Falk Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore, Singapore aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/5(2015-07-01), 539-549 1661-8556 60:5<539 2015 60 38