Voluntary physical activity : measurement and relationship to selected health parameters in rural black South Africans resident in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.

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dc.contributor.advisorLambert, Vickien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCook, Ianen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-28T08:23:30Z
dc.date.available2014-07-28T08:23:30Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph.D. (Exercise Science and Sports Medicine))--University of Cape Town, 2012.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractThe use of objective measures of physical activity in addition to, or in place of, subjective or self-report measures of physical activity, is being increasingly promoted in Physical Activity Epidemiology research. This thesis investigates methodological issues related to the use of objective measures of physical activity and presents pioneering objectively measured physical activity survey results from a rural South African setting. In this series of studies, we firstly explored the sources of variance in the objective measure of physical activity (uni-axial accelerometer) as a function of residence and also movement monitor placement. Secondly, we highlighted the importance of Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) in a rural African setting and the importance of considering the full spectrum of accelerometer counts when contrasting rural and urban populations. Thirdly, we demonstrated novel approaches to pedometry data from a rural African setting, such that volume-intensity effects could be inferred, and using estimated energy expenditure whether current physical activity guidelines are met. Finally, we indentified that the current recommendations for physical activity and health, applied in a rural African setting, may miss important and possible health-promoting physical activity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCook, I. (2012). <i>Voluntary physical activity : measurement and relationship to selected health parameters in rural black South Africans resident in the Limpopo Province, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,MRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2747en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCook, Ian. <i>"Voluntary physical activity : measurement and relationship to selected health parameters in rural black South Africans resident in the Limpopo Province, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,MRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicine, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2747en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCook, I. 2012. Voluntary physical activity : measurement and relationship to selected health parameters in rural black South Africans resident in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cook, Ian AB - The use of objective measures of physical activity in addition to, or in place of, subjective or self-report measures of physical activity, is being increasingly promoted in Physical Activity Epidemiology research. This thesis investigates methodological issues related to the use of objective measures of physical activity and presents pioneering objectively measured physical activity survey results from a rural South African setting. In this series of studies, we firstly explored the sources of variance in the objective measure of physical activity (uni-axial accelerometer) as a function of residence and also movement monitor placement. Secondly, we highlighted the importance of Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) in a rural African setting and the importance of considering the full spectrum of accelerometer counts when contrasting rural and urban populations. Thirdly, we demonstrated novel approaches to pedometry data from a rural African setting, such that volume-intensity effects could be inferred, and using estimated energy expenditure whether current physical activity guidelines are met. Finally, we indentified that the current recommendations for physical activity and health, applied in a rural African setting, may miss important and possible health-promoting physical activity. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Voluntary physical activity : measurement and relationship to selected health parameters in rural black South Africans resident in the Limpopo Province, South Africa TI - Voluntary physical activity : measurement and relationship to selected health parameters in rural black South Africans resident in the Limpopo Province, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2747 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/2747
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCook I. Voluntary physical activity : measurement and relationship to selected health parameters in rural black South Africans resident in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,MRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicine, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2747en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleVoluntary physical activity : measurement and relationship to selected health parameters in rural black South Africans resident in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.en_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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