Barriers to physical activity in the Iranian population: findings from the STEPwise surveillance 2021

• Main Authors: Behnaz Mahdaviani (Author), Zahra Soleimani (Author), Maryam Selk-Ghaffari (Author), Mohammad Hosein Pourgharib shahi (Author), Safdar Masoumi (Author), Ramin Kordi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Physical inactivity is a critical predictor of all-cause mortality and many non-communicable diseases (NCD) including coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, dementia, and several cancers. The main objective of this study was to determine the main barriers to physical act...