Physical inactivity changes in Croatia: the CroHort study

Scientific paper - Preliminary note / Short communication

• Title (croatian): Promjene u tjelesnoj neaktivnosti u Hrvatskoj - studija CroHort
• Author: Eduard Missoni
• Author: Josipa Kern
• Author: Ivan Missoni
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences

Abstract (english)

The aim of this paper was to compare the surveys conducted respectively in 2003 and 2008 within the Croatian Adult Health Cohort Study (CroHort) regarding the physical activity/inactivity of the inhabitants of the Republic of Croatia. The collected data show a significant decline in the intensity of physical activity in 2008 with regards to 2003, regarding the way of getting to work (60.7%), the level of physical strain at work (72.2%), and the frequency of physical activity taken in the subjects' spare time (55.8%). In order to prevent the risk of cardiovascular diseases and to raise the public awareness of the potential health threat physical inactivity poses, a number of thoroughly conceived health promotion strategies should be implemented, which would equally encompass all the segments of Croatian society.

Abstract (croatian)

Ciljem je ovoga rada usporediti ankete provedene 2003. i 2008. godine u sklopu Hrvatske kohortne studije kardiovaskularnog
zdravlja (CroHort) vezane uz tjelesnu aktivnost/neaktivnost stanovnika Republike Hrvatske. Prikupljeni
podatci ukazuju na značajan pad intenziteta tjelesne aktivnosti 2008. u odnosu na 2003, prema načinu odlaska na posao
(60,7%), razini tjelesnog napora na radnom mjestu (72,2%), i učestalosti tjelesne aktivnosti poduzimane u slobodno
vrijeme ispitanika (55,8%). Kako bi se spriječio rizik od srčano-žilnih bolesti i podigla svijest javnosti o potencijalnoj
zdravstvenoj prijetnji koju predstavlja tjelesna neaktivnost, niz podrobno osmišljenih strategija u svrhu promicanja
zdravlja trebao bi biti proveden, a koji bi podjednako obuhvatio sve slojeve hrvatskoga društva.

• Keywords (english): Croatia; Humans; Sedentary Lifestyle
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Preliminary note / Short communication
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Collegium Antropologicum
• Numbering: vol. 36, no. S. 1, pp. 257-259
• p-ISSN: 0350-6134
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:704957
• Publication: 2012-01
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/75703
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-03-27 19:23:18