[Man's unhealthy behaviours--somatic and motor level]

Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig. 2006:57 Suppl:141-6.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Unhealthy behaviours directly or indirectly flu on health deterioration. The aim of this work was analysis of man's from Cracow unhealthy behaviours in their life style and establishing relations between presented behaviours, body builds and results of motor efficiency tests. It was analysed 1453 adult man aged 18-70. Frequency of smoking is lowering with age, significantly increase the percent of non-smoking. Similarly frequency of regularly drinking is lowering and it's growing abstinence. With age its observed increase of obesity and overweight (from 12,1% in age 20 to 74% in age 60). Normalised results of motor fitness efficiency tests (standing board jump, sit and rich, tapping) were analysed in relations to WHR category, category of waist circumference, category of BMI, category of smoking and drinking. Only standing board jump significantly depends from BMI category.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology*
  • Alcohol Drinking / psychology
  • Body Mass Index
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Health Behavior*
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Life Style*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / epidemiology*
  • Obesity / psychology
  • Physical Fitness*
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking / epidemiology*
  • Smoking / psychology