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A Comparison of College Students’ Physical Activity Levels between Taiwan and the United States
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Physical ActivityAdapted Physical ActivityUnited StatesKinesiologyExercisePhysical EducationPhysical ExercisePublic HealthHealth EducationHealth SciencesPhysical Activity LevelDancePhysical FitnessPhysical Activity PatternsExercise SciencePhysical Activity EpidemiologyGlobal HealthFitness CultureHealth Behavior
The purpose of this study is to examine and compare the physical activity level of a cohort of college students in the United States and Taiwan. A total of 611 students participated in the study with a response rate of 94% (650 surveyed). The short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-S) was used to examine the dimensionality of students across different cultures. The results from the study indicated U.S. students have higher physical activity level than Taiwanese students (p .05). U.S. females performed at the highest MET level over a 7-day period than all the subgroups in the study. This study may provide useful information when comparing levels of physical activity across cultures and establishing a baseline level of physical activity patterns among college-aged students from the United States and Taiwan.