Physical Inactivity Prevalence and Risk Factors Among African Adults, 2010-2025

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 34 studies with 41,521 participants published between March 1, 2010, and March 31, 2025. The dataset, created by Aychew Kassa Belete, reports a pooled prevalence of physical inactivity at 45% and identifies associated risk factors such as female gender, older age, obesity, and urban dwelling.

Use Cases

• Estimate the burden of physical inactivity based on pooled prevalence data.
• Model the association between demographic factors (e.g., gender, age) and physical inactivity risk.
• Analyze the relationship between lifestyle factors (e.g., alcohol consumption, depression) and physical activity levels.
• Investigate geographic disparities in physical inactivity between urban and rural dwellers.

Strengths

• Aggregates data from 34 studies with a total of 41,521 participants.
• Reports a specific pooled prevalence of 45% with a 95% confidence interval.
• Identifies multiple statistically significant risk factors with odds ratios (e.g., obesity OR=3.52).
• Uses a defined quality assessment method (Newcastle-Ottawa Scale) and statistical model (random-effect).

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope, likely containing summary statistics rather than raw participant data.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar.

Time Range

2010-03-01 to 2025-03-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 17:39:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Africa