Abstract
Several studies showed tremendous benefits of physical activity on several health-related problems. The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the relation between the ER visit number and the physical activity. A cross-sectional study that was conducted in ER of the three General Hospitals ER. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to evaluate the physical activity. A total of 322 participants were enrolled in the study with a mean age of 36.5±14.1 years. Compared to those who had≥2 ER visit, those who has 1 ER visit were more likely to report low income (p 0.007), lower weight and BMI (p 0.024), less likely to have ≥ 2 chronic illness (p 0.022), and more likely to own television (p 0.045). Compared to inactive group, the active group was younger (p< 0.05), more likely to be smoker (p 0.5), have lower BMI (p< 0.05), and to own ≥ 2 devices (p <0.05). in conclusion, 30% of our cohort were physically active and interestingly, those were more likely to have a frequent ER visits which were likely due to the higher rate of smoking, energy drink, and media consumption which may offset the exercise benefits.