Introduction: Background & Aims of the study: Physical activity and lifestyle is one of the important and influential factors on human health. Also, anthropometric and blood glucose indices are directly related to the level of health of individuals. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare blood glucose and anthropometric indices with different levels of physical activity in office workers.
Methods: A total of 154 available male employees participated in this study. First, demographic information was collected and recorded. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to determine their level of physical activity. Based on the results of the physical activity level questionnaire, the subjects were classified into four levels of physical activity (low, medium, balanced, high). Then, blood glucose samples were taken from all subjects for 12 hours. Then anthropometric indices of the body including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) were measured and recorded. Also, ANOVA statistical test was used for intergroup comparison. All statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS software version 21.
Results: The results of the present study showed that there was a significant difference between individuals with low and high levels of physical activity for BMI and WHR indices (p <0.05). On the other hand, no significant difference was observed between subjects with different levels of physical activity for fasting blood glucose and WC levels (p = 0.1, p = 0.5).
Conclusion: The higher the level of physical activity of office workers, the better the levels of anthropometric indicators and increase health among office workers.