Distance Mesuring of Physical Activity among Students and Workers of Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

Since 2007 Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry (MSUMD) uses its own teleconferencing facilities. Distance learning courses on health promotion were started. Electronic textbooks in the field of health promotion were made available. Online questionnaire was design to determine physical activity (PA) which is known to be one of risk factors of development of chronic disease. Methods: 846 students and 144 workers of MSUMD were distance tested to detect their usual PA. Results: The used procedure proved to be valid. PA in women demonstrated to be lower than in men; PA of workers was higher than in students. Additional risk factors (i.e. obesity, smoking) were earlier found in students. Conclusion: Female students might have higher risk of noncommunicable diseases than male students in future due to their low PA. It seems to be higher spread of behavior risk factors among students than workers.