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Is baseline physical activity a determinant of participation in worksite walking clubs? Data from the HealthWorks Trial.
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Journal of physical activity & health [J Phys Act Health] 2012 Aug; Vol. 9 (6), pp. 849-56. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Jul 29. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Background: Some evidence suggests that physical activity programs mainly attract employees who are already active. This study examined the degree to which baseline physical activity was associated with enrollment in worksite walking clubs.<br />Methods: All variables were measured at baseline. Walking club participation was measured over 2 years. There were 642 individuals from 3 worksites with complete data available for logistic regression analyses.<br />Results: Baseline physical activity [OR (95% CI)=1.00 (0.99, 1.01)] was not a significant predictor of walking club participation. Participants who were older [OR=1.03 (1.01, 1.04)] or indicated more social support for physical activity [OR=1.13 (1.02, 1.25)] had significantly higher odds of participation relative to those who were younger or indicated less social support, respectively. In addition, men [OR=-0.25 (0.18, 0.36)] and employees from the second worksite [OR=-0.41 (0.25, 0.67)] had significantly lower odds of participation relative to women and employees from the first or third worksites, respectively. Sensitivity analyses arrived at similar conclusions.<br />Conclusions: Worksite walking clubs were appealing across varying levels of physical activity. Future research should improve marketing and program design to engage harder-to-reach segments of the workforce, particularly young men and those with limited social support.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Factors
Exercise
Female
Health Promotion statistics & numerical data
Health Status
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Regression Analysis
Sex Factors
Social Support
Socioeconomic Factors
Walking psychology
Environment
Health Behavior
Health Promotion organization & administration
Walking statistics & numerical data
Workplace statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1543-5474
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of physical activity & health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21952267
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.9.6.849