A systematic review of physical activity and sedentary behaviour research in the oil-producing countries of the Arabian Peninsula

Mabry, Ruth; Koohsari, Mohammad Javad; Bull, Fiona; Owen, Neville

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3642-4

Table 3 Prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in oil-producing countries of the Arabian Peninsula (Behavioural epidemiology framework, Phase 3)

From: A systematic review of physical activity and sedentary behaviour research in the oil-producing countries of the Arabian Peninsula

Author Country	Sample	Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Measurement Tool	Physical Activity	Sedentary Behaviour
Adults
Al-Hazzaa HM [76] ⁴, Saudi Arabia	1,064 adults aged 15–78 years	IPAQ short	Men: 56.3 %
			Women: 65.7 %
			Total: 59.4 %
Allam AR [158], Saudi Arabia	194 medical students	IPAQ short	Men: 36.2 %
			Women: 35.0 %
			Total: 35.5 %
Al-Nozha MM [39] ^{2, 4}, Saudi Arabia	17,395 adults aged 30–70 years	Validated questionnaire on Leisure time physical activity and walking	Men: 6.1 %
Al-Nozha MM [39] ^{2, 4}, Saudi Arabia	17,395 adults aged 30–70 years		Women: 1.9 %
Al Thani M [69], Qatar	747 women aged 18–64 years	GPAQ	Women: 44.2 %	Mean total sitting time:
Al Thani M [69], Qatar	747 women aged 18–64 years	GPAQ	Women: 44.2 %	183.6 ± 168.3 min/day
Awadalla NJ [72] ⁴, Saudi Arabia	1257 health professional college students	IPAQ short	Men: 43.7 %
			Women: 41.2 %
			Total: 42.0 %
Banday AH [159], Saudi Arabia	106 Primary Health care Physicians aged 27–63 years	GPAQ	Total: 65.2 %
Carter AO [160], UAE	175 Medical students aged 19–27 years	Nurses’ Health Study II	Total: 67.0 %
El-Aty, MA [54] ², Oman	3137 adults aged 18+ years	GPAQ	Men: 68.0 %	Prevalence (6+ hrs/day):
			Women: 59.5 %	Men: 21.5 %
			Total: 63.4 %	Women: 25.6 %
			Total: 63.4 %	Total: 23.7 %
Khalaf A [161], Saudi Arabia	663 female university students	ATLS	Women: 62.4 %
Koura MR [162], Saudi Arabia	370 women college students	GPAQ	Women: 46.8 %
Mabry RM [70] ⁴, Oman	1,335 adults aged 20 years and older	GPAQ		Prevalence (3+ hrs/day):
				Men: 64.8 %
				Women: 37.8 %
				Total: 45.3 %
Children and adolescents
Al-Hazzaa HM [86] ⁴, Saudi Arabia	2,866 school students aged 15–19 years	ATLS	Boys: 43.8 %
			Girls: 20.2 %
			Total: 31.5 %
Al-Hazzaa HM [78], Saudi Arabia	2,908 secondary-school students aged 14–19 years	ATLS	Boys: 55.5 %	Computer/TV time >2 h/day:
			Girls: 21.9 %	Boys: 84.0 %
			Girls: 21.9 %	Girls: 91.2 %
Al-Hazzaa HM [81], Saudi Arabia	2,886 students aged 15–19 years	ATLS	Boys: 55.0 %	Computer/TV time >3 h/day:
			Girls: 21.7 %	Boys: 69.8 %
			Girls: 21.7 %	Girls: 81.8 %
Al-Hazzaa HM [80] ⁴, Saudi Arabia	1,648 students aged 14–18 years	ATLS	Boys: 53.4 %	Mean computer/TV time (hrs/day):
			Girls: 19.1 %	Mean computer/TV time (hrs/day):
			Total: 36.0 %	Boys: 5.31 ± 3.1
				Girls: 5.89 ± 3.3
				Computer/TV time >2 h/day:
				Boys: 84.2 %
				Girls: 91.6 %
				Total: 88.0 %
Al-Hazzaa HM [65], Saudi Arabia	224 preschool children aged 3.4 to 6.4 years	unknown		Mean TV time (minutes/day):
				Boys: 162.4 ± 69.9
				Girls: 147.7 ± 61.7
				Total: 154.8 ± 66.1
Allafi A [77], Kuwait	906 Adolescents aged 14–19 years	ATLS	Boys:70.5 %	% watch >2 h of TV/day:
			Girls: 39.2 %	Boys: 69.7 %
				Girls: 72.7 %
				% use computers >2 h/day:
				Boys: 62.1 %
				Girls: 70.0 %
Al-Nakeeb Y [57]², Saudi Arabia	2,290 school students aged 15–17 years	ATLS	Boys: 45.8 %	Mean time watching TV (hrs/day):
			Girls: 4.5 %	Mean time watching TV (hrs/day):
			Total: 26.0 %	Boys: 2.51
				Girls: 2.61
				Mean computer time (hrs/day):
				Boys: 2.41
				Girls: 3.18
Al-Nuaim AA [58] ², Saudi Arabia	1,270 school students aged 15–19 years	ATLS	Boys: 44.5 %	Mean time watching TV (hrs/day):
			Girls: 4.0 %	Mean time watching TV (hrs/day):
				Boys: 2.49
				Girls: 2.60
				Mean computer time (hrs/day):
				Boys: 2.43
				Girls: 3.19
Farghaly NF [163], Saudi Arabia	767 students aged 7–20 years	unknown		Mean TV time (hrs/day)
				Total: 1.0 ± 1.0
				Mean computer game time (hrs/day)
				Total: 0.7 ± 0.9
Gharib NM [164], Bahrain	2,594 school children aged 6–18 years	Unknown		Mean hours of TV/Video/week:
				Boys: 11.5
				Girls: 31.2
				Mean hours of computer time/week:
				Boys: 3.3
				Girls: 2.7
Kilani H [82], Oman	802 adolescents aged 15–18 years	ATLS	Boys: 66.7 %	Mean screen time (hrs/day):
			Girls: 23.1 %	Boys: mean 2.86 SD2.3
			Girls: 23.1 %	Girls: mean 3.70 SD2.9
Mahfouz AA [84], Saudi Arabia	1,869 adolescent aged 11–19 years	CDC Adolescent Health adapted		Watched > 3 h TV/daily:
				Boys: 38.0 %
				Girls: 52.7 %
Mahfouz AA [83], Saudi Arabia	2,696 adolescent school boys aged 11–19 years	Arabic version of CDC Adolescent Health Survey		Watched > 3 h TV/daily:
Mahfouz AA [83], Saudi Arabia	2,696 adolescent school boys aged 11–19 years	Arabic version of CDC Adolescent Health Survey		Total: 38 %
Musaiger AO [85], Saudi Arabia	512 girl school students aged 12–19 years	unknown		≥3 h TV time/day:
Musaiger AO [85], Saudi Arabia	512 girl school students aged 12–19 years	unknown		Girls: 60.9 %
Yousef, S [43] ², UAE	197 school children aged 6–10 years	Unknown		% TV viewing/Video games > 2 h/day:
Yousef, S [43] ², UAE	197 school children aged 6–10 years	Unknown		Total: 62.9 %
Youssef RM [74], Oman	439 secondary-school students aged 15–20 years	unknown		% TV time ≥3 h/day:
				Boys: 21.1 %
				Girls: 25.3 %
				Total: 23.2 %
				% computer ≥3 h/day:
				Boys: 26.6 %
				Girls: 31.5 %
				Total: 29.2 %

GPAQ global physical activity questionnaire, IPAQ international physical activity questionnaire, ATLS Arab teens lifestyle student questionnaire
Physical activity presented as percentage meeting recommendations: 150 min of moderate-intensity per week for adults and 60 min of moderate-intensity 7 days a week for adolescents except for Qatar which is for at least 5 days a week; Sedentary Behaviour presented as prevalence (%) or Mean sitting time; All studies were population-based surveys that aimed to include a representative sample and used standard measures for PA
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