Physical Activity of Car Dealership Employees Assessed Using the IPAQ-SF Questionnaire

Introduction. Studies on physical activity among adults are rarely conducted. The main reason is the limited availability of study groups, as employers do not always grant permission for their employees to participate in research. The aim of this study was to assess the self-reported level of physical activity among car dealership employees using the IPAQ questionnaire. Material and Methods. The study involved 32 car dealership employees aged 18-50 years. Physical activity was assessed using the short version of the IPAQ questionnaire. Based on the self-reported data, employees were classified into one of four categories of physical activity. The correlation between time spent sitting and the age of the participants versus their weekly physical activity, due to the lack of significant differences between men and women, was presented collectively for all participants. The distribution of weekly physical activity was strongly skewed to the right, so statistical calculations were performed on logarithmic values. The Student’s t-test for independent samples was used for the calculations. Results. No statistically significant differences were found in the level of physical activity between men and women after they were classified into one of four categories of physical activity. Weekly physical activity of car dealership employees was negatively correlated with time spent sitting and the age of the participants. Conclusions. The physical activity assessment of employees at the car dealership indicate a trend towards higher average values of calculated weekly physical activity for men compared to women. No statistically significant differences were found in the level of physical activity between women and men after classifying them into one of four physical activity categories; 60% of women and 68% of men were highly physically active.