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Association between Physical Activity Knowledge and Levels of Physical Activity in Chinese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

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  • Stanley Sai-Chuen Hui
  • Grace Pui-Sze Hui
  • Yao Jie Xie

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Background: Physical activity (PA) is an important treatment regimen for diabetes. The purposes of this study were to evaluate people’s knowledge of how exercise influences wellbeing (termed “PA knowledge” or “knowledge of PA” in this paper) and the resulting association with levels of PA in Chinese adults with Type 2 diabetes, and to identify the valuable demographic and lifestyle factors that possibly influence the association between PA knowledge and level of PA. Methods: Two hundred and fifty-eight adults with Type 2 diabetes completed an interviewer-administered survey at a diabetes clinic in Hong Kong. Data on demographics, lifestyle factors and diabetes-related medical indicators were obtained. A 20-item questionnaire was developed to measure PA-related knowledge (one point scored for each correct answer; aggregate score up to 20 points). level of PA was measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Results: The proportions of correct answers to each question ranged from 19.4 to 90.7%. Compared with poorly educated participants, those with university education level and above had PA knowledge scores 1.7 points higher (14.3 vs. 12.6, P

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  • Stanley Sai-Chuen Hui & Grace Pui-Sze Hui & Yao Jie Xie, 2014. "Association between Physical Activity Knowledge and Levels of Physical Activity in Chinese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(12), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0115098
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115098
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