Physical activity in Sami and non-Sami populations in rural Northern Norway, the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey

• Published in: BMC Public Health
• Main Authors: Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen, Eliassen, Bent Martin, Melhus, Marita, Damsgård, Elin, Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine; Social medicine: 801; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin; sosialmedisin: 801; Karasjok; Kautokeino; Nesseby; Norway; Finnmark; Nordland; Northern Norway; sami; Tana; Troms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/22944; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11744-2

Background - The Sami people is an indigenous minority population living in the northern parts of Norway and mainly in rural areas. We lack data of contemporary levels of physical activity (PA) in rural regions of Northern Norway and in the Sami population in particular. We aimed to describe the PA...