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SUBMITTER: Amiri P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721745 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amiri Parisa P Naseri Parisa P Vahedi-Notash Golnaz G Jalali-Farahani Sara S Mehrabi Yadollah Y Hamzavi-Zarghani Najmeh N Azizi Fereidoun F Hadaegh Farzad F Khalili Davood D
Scientific reports 20201207 1
It is well documented that physical inactivity is related to weight gain and a whole host of chronic diseases. This study investigated trends of low physical activity among Iranian adolescents in urban and rural areas between 2006-2011. A total of 12,178 adolescents, aged between 15 and 19 years, participated in National Surveys of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases. Data on physical activity was obtained using the global physical activity questionnaire. A complex sample survey and multi ...[more]