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Hour-by-hour physical activity patterns of adults aged 45–65 years: a cross-sectional study.
- Source :
- Journal of Public Health; Dec2018, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p787-796, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Background Limited information exists on hour-by-hour physical activity (PA) patterns among adults aged 45–65 years. Therefore, this study aimed to distinguish typical hour-by-hour PA patterns, and examined which individuals typically adopt certain PA patterns. Methods Accelerometers measured light and moderate-vigorous PA. GIS-data provided proportions of land use within an 800 and 1600 m buffer around participant's homes. Latent class analyses were performed to distinguish PA patterns and groups of individuals with similar PA patterns. Results Four PA patterns were identified: a morning light PA pattern, a mid-day moderate-vigorous PA pattern, an overall inactive pattern and an overall active pattern. Groups of individuals with similar PA patterns differed in ethnicity, dog ownership, and the proportion of roads, sports terrain, larger green and blue space within their residential areas. Conclusions Four typical hour-by-hour PA patterns, and three groups of individuals with similar patterns were distinguished. It is this combination that can substantially contribute to the development of more tailored policies and interventions. PA patterns were only to a limited extent associated with personal and residential characteristics, suggesting that other factors such as work time regimes, family life and leisure may also have considerable impact on the distribution of PA throughout the day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACCELEROMETERS
ACTIGRAPHY
ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
COMPUTERS
HEALTH behavior
LATENT structure analysis
LEISURE
PETS
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis
ACTIVITIES of daily living
FAMILY relations
RESIDENTIAL patterns
LIFESTYLES
WORK-life balance
CROSS-sectional method
EXERCISE intensity
PHYSICAL activity
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
MIDDLE age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17413842
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134247638
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx146