Health Awareness in the Field of Physical Activity in Slovakia

Abstract

Objectives:The aim of this study was to provide up-to-date information on the prevalence of insufficient physical activity in Slovaks according to gender and age in 2019. Design: Pilot study Participants: A cross-sectional survey conducted in 2019 (men n = 1,298; women n = 1,316) monitored 2,614 partici- pants in the age category 15 - 64 years from all over Slovakia. Methods:We statistically analyzed the questionnaire survey on Health Awareness in Slovakia using the Chi-square test and Fisher's test, in which the level of significance was determined p-value ≤ 0.05.Results:Young men preferred active sports compared to young women who preferred to spend time on social networks. Older men preferred light physical activity compared to older women, who preferred reading books and magazines. Conclusion:With increasing age, the performance of physical activity in Slovaks decreased.