Levels of physical activity and its association with antigravity muscles

Authors

  • Rizwana Butt Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Medical Rehabilitation (IMR), Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Wardah Hussain Malick Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Medical Rehabilitation (IMR), Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Sidra Kouser Department of Psychology, Schellhammer Business School, Estepona, Spain
  • Danish Raouf Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Medical Rehabilitation (IMR), Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.04-592

Abstract

Objective: To determine the association of the physical activity levels with the strength of antigravity muscles in medical students of Isra University, Islamabad.

Methods: An analytical cross sectional study was conducted at Isra University, Islamabad on 200 medical students over a time duration of three months i.e. from November, 2018 to February, 2019. The participants aged between 17-25 years were included in the study. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire- Short Form 7 (IPAQ-SF-7) was used to determine the physical activity levels and Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) was used for evaluating the antigravity muscles’ strength. The data was analyzed by using SPSS version 22.

Results: The mean age of the study participants was 21.27±1.784. Of the 200 participants, 155 (77.5%) were females and 45 (22.5%) were males. A significant association was found between the physical activity levels and the antigravity muscles’ strength (p<0.001).

Conclusion: Physical activity levels were significantly associated with the strength of the antigravity muscles in the medical students of Isra University, Islamabad.

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Published

2021-07-26

How to Cite

Rizwana Butt, Wardah Hussain Malick, Sidra Kouser, & Danish Raouf. (2021). Levels of physical activity and its association with antigravity muscles. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 71(10), 2445–2447. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.04-592

Issue

Vol. 71 No. 10 (2021): OCTOBER

Section

Research Article

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