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Associations between self-reported and objectively measured physical activity and overweight/obesity among adults in Kota Bharu and Penang, Malaysia.

Yi Yi LeeKhairil Shazmin KamarudinWan Abdul Manan Wan Muda
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
Objectively measured MVPA was inversely associated with BMI, but not WC measurement. No significant association was observed between self-reported total physical activity and physical activity time measures across domains with both BMI and WC measurement.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • weight loss
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • sleep quality
  • depressive symptoms
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle
  • high fat diet induced