Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회)
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Assessment of Physical Activity Level of Korean Farmers to Establish Estimated Energy Requirements during Busy Farming Season

농번기 농업인의 에너지필요추정량 설정을 위한 활동량 및 신체활동수준 평가

  • Kim, Eun-Kyung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Lee, Sun-Hee (Department of Food and Nutrition, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Ko, Su-Young (Department of Food and Nutrition, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Yeon, Seo-Eun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Choe, Jeong-Sook (National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration)
  • 김은경 (강릉원주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이선희 (강릉원주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 고수영 (강릉원주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 연서은 (강릉원주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 최정숙 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원)
  • Received : 2011.11.09
  • Accepted : 2011.11.28
  • Published : 2011.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the physical activity level of Korean farmers to establish their estimated energy requirements during busy farming season. 113 farmers (mean age $51.9{\pm}7.2$ years, male 42, female 71) who own farmland area above 300 pyung participated in measurement of body weight and height and interviewing of one-day activity diaries. There was no significant difference in age, BMI between male and female. Obesity prevalence according to BMI among male and female farmers was 40.5% and 50.7% respectively. The farmers spent about 7 hours in sleeping and spent about 4 hours 35 minutes working on the farm and spent about 15 hours 30 minutes (64.6% of 24 hours) in "very light activities" and spent about 3 hours 31 minutes (14.7%) in "light activities". Physical activity level (PAL, activity coefficient) of male farmers was 2.63 which was significantly higher than that (2.19) of female farmers (p < 0.05). Estimated energy requirements (EER) for farmers who were different in age and gender were suggested. For example, the estimated energy requirements for male and female farmers were 3058 kcal/day and 2279 kcal/day, respectively. The results of this study suggest that estimated energy requirements (EER) of farmers should be differentiated according to seasonal workload and energy balance of farmers should be evaluated to prevent obesity.

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