Physical Activity Pattern Characterized by Domains and Dimensions of the Roma Population in Comparison with That of the General Population in Northeast Hungary

Éva Bácsné Bába, Péter Pikó, Anetta Müller, Gergely Ráthonyi, Péter Balogh, Zsigmond Kósa, Nóra Kovács, János Sándor, Róza Ádány and Zoltán Bács
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Éva Bácsné Bába: Institute of Sport Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Péter Pikó: MTA-DE Public Health Research Group, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Anetta Müller: Institute of Sport Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Gergely Ráthonyi: Institute of Sport Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Péter Balogh: Department of Statistics and Methodology, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Zsigmond Kósa: Department of Health Methodology and Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Debrecen, 4400 Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Nóra Kovács: Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
János Sándor: Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Róza Ádány: MTA-DE Public Health Research Group, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Zoltán Bács: Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: Our study focuses on examining physical activity, as one of the most influential health determinants by domains and dimensions among Roma, the largest vulnerable ethnic minority in Europe. The study was carried out on a sample representative of the Hungarian Roma (HR) population ( n = 350) living in segregated colonies in Northeast Hungary in comparison with the Hungarian general (HG) population sample ( n = 343) from the same region. Data were collected using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) long-form and physical activity was quantified as MET-min/week. Scores were calculated for walking, moderate and vigorous-intensity activities for each domain (work, transport, domestic and gardening, leisure) and as an overall total. The HR population—similarly to the HG—is characterized by moderate or high physical activity; however, this level is achieved by work and housework/gardening instead of leisure time activities, which is worryingly low among HR females, but its prevalence is significantly ( p < 0.001) lower in both sexes than among the HG population in the vigorous activity category. HR men move (walk and cycle) significantly more during transport than HG men. Our results may direct the attention of decision-makers to improve the health of Roma by increasing leisure-time physical activity.

Keywords: physical activity; International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ); Roma; Metabolic Equivalent Task minutes per week (MET); physical activity dimensions; physical activity domains (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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