Abstract
Objective: This study aimed at investigating the relationship between demographic and psychological characteristics with the status of physical activity of type 2 diabetic patients from Sub-District Health Promoting Hospital (SDHPH). Methods: Data were collected from 1,890 type 2 diabetic patients using self-registered questionnaires. The questionnaire included questions about demographic characteristics, and exercise, while medical records were examined for complications, treatments, and diabetes control indicators. Furthermore, descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and Fisher's exact test were performed. P-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: According to the result of Chi-square tests and Fisher's exact test, it was observed that education level and occupation were significantly influenced by physical activity level at significance levels of 0.05. Conclusion: This study shows that socio-demographic factors play an important role in exercise behavior, and these should be taken into account accordingly while designing fitness intervention.
Highlights
Diabetes is a disease caused by a disruption of the production function of insulin which increases blood sugar levels in the bloodstream
Most of the respondants (28.4%) were employees being diabetic of age 11-20 years
In an effort to make effective physical activity interventions for diabetics, this study seeks to find out factors that are related to the motivation of diabetic patients in physical activity
Summary
Diabetes is a disease caused by a disruption of the production function of insulin which increases blood sugar levels in the bloodstream. This disorder will later damage the most vital organs of the body [1]. This disease has been the cause of death of around 1.3 million; the main cause of death is kidney failure. The incidence of diabetes occurs in almost 21-25% due to lack of physical activity [3]. The lack of exercise is a cause of death of 6% in the world [4]
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