Home Issues About. Instructions to Authors. Editorial Policies. Svetlana Mladenovic Jankovic 1. Gordana Tamburkovski 1. Aleksandra Andric 1. Marija Markovic 1. Andjelka Grujicic 1. Nevenka Kovacevic 1. Nemanja Stefanovic 1. Milena Jakovljevic 1.
Katica Tripkovic 1. Gordana Belamaric 1. Dusanka Matijevic 1. Background: Regular physical activity is one of major protective factors influencing individual health and contributes to prevention of leading non communicable diseases, quality of life, and wellbeing.
Differences in level of physical activity are often related to age, gender and socioeconomic status. This study was aimed to assess level of physical activity among adult population in Belgrade. Method: National health survey based on European Health Interview Survey methodology was implemented as cross-sectional study, in , through two-stage stratified sample of Data were collected by structured questionnaire administered by interviewer.
Statistical analysis of data was performed for Belgrade region separately. Prevalence of physical activity in Belgrade was compared with national data in and data for Belgrade from national health survey in Average daily duration of sitting for adults in Belgrade is 5,8 hours and 4,7 in Serbia. Conclusion: Although awareness about significance of regular physical activity is high among adult population in Belgrade, prevalence of everyday practice is lower than national data.
Additional research is needed in order to identify factors affecting habits related to physical activity. Send by email. Keywords index. ISSN: Published by European Publishing.
