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Exercise and smoking habits among Swedish postmenopausal women.
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British journal of sports medicine [Br J Sports Med] 1997 Sep; Vol. 31 (3), pp. 217-23. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- Objective: To assess exercise habits and their relation to smoking habits and social and medical factors in postmenopausal women.<br />Methods: A cross-sectional study with a questionnaire to all 1324 55-56 year old women in Linköping, Sweden.<br />Results: Response rate was 85%. About a third of the women took part in some kind of quite strenuous exercise for at least one hour a week. After a quarter worked out once a week; fewer did swimming and jogging. One in four women smoked. Women who used hormone replacement therapy, who were not smoking and who had a physically light occupation more often took part in strenuous sports. Women who had been treated for malignancies or with back problems exercised to the same extent as women in the general population.<br />Conclusion: About a third of the post-menopausal women exercised on a regular basis, if exercise involved in getting to and from work was not counted. Since regular physical exercise has many health benefits, more women should be encouraged to take part in regular physical exercise. Factors probably associated with level of education and general awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle positively influenced the likelihood of these women to be physically active on a regular basis. A previous malignant disease or current back problems did not prevent women from taking part in exercise on a regular basis.
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Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Therapy statistics & numerical data
Educational Status
Estrogen Replacement Therapy statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Behavior
Health Education
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Jogging
Life Style
Menopause
Middle Aged
Motor Activity physiology
Neoplasms epidemiology
Occupations statistics & numerical data
Sports statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden epidemiology
Swimming
Time Factors
Exercise
Postmenopause
Smoking epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0306-3674
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- British journal of sports medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9298557
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.31.3.217