Determination of physical activity levels of men and women in the 20-30 age range: The case of Batman Province

Authors : Hilal KILINÇ BOZ, Kenan DEMİR, Akan BAYRAKDAR

Pages : 96-103

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Publication Date : 2020-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to determine the Physical Activity Levels of Men and Women between the ages of 20-30. The universe of the study included men and women living in the province of Batman; The sample included the voluntary men and women aged 20-30 who were living in the province of Batman. There are a total of 1524 people, 762 men and 762 women. A questionnaire consisting of two parts as socio-demographic characteristics and international physical activity questionnaire. SPSS package program is used in the calculation of the obtained filtering. In the 1524 computers for the study, 732 of them are between the ages of 20-25 and 792 of them are between 26-30 years of age. According to the findings of our study, both women and men had high levels of physical activity. There was a significant difference at the level of p <0.001 between the physical activity levels of women and men. In addition, although there was no statistical relationship between age and physical activity level, it was determined that the physical activity level decreased as the age progressed. As a result, it can be said that the level of physical activity decreases in both women and men as the age progresses.
Keywords : Physical Activity, nutrition, exercise, age

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