Physical activity and sedentary time in a rural adult population in Malawi compared with an age-matched US urban population.

Michael PrattJames F SallisKelli L CainTerry L ConwayAmparo Palacios-LopezAlberto ZezzaChad SpoonCarrie M GeremiaIsis GaddisAkuffo AmankwahJed FriedmanTalip Kilic

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2020)

Overall, levels of MVPA and high-light activity in adults in Malawi were substantially higher and sedentary time was substantially lower than those observed in US samples using near identical data collection, scoring and analysis.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
south africa
electronic health record
big data
sleep quality
data analysis
deep learning