Shaw Benjamin A, Spokane Linda S
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, One University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144-3456, USA.
J Aging Health. 2008 Oct;20(7):767-87. doi: 10.1177/0898264308321081. Epub 2008 Jun 17.
This study examined the relationship between aging and regular physical activity. The moderating effects of education and the extent to which employment and health status influence physical activity were also examined.
Multilevel logistic regression was conducted using longitudinal data from a national sample of 7,595 adults aged 54 to 72.
An age-related decline in physical activity was observed, steeper among low-education individuals. Lack of physical activity was predicted by worsening health and reduced workforce participation, but these associations varied by education level. For low-education individuals, not working and job losses were associated with reduced physical activity, whereas for highly educated individuals the reverse was true. Health problems were associated more strongly with reduced physical activity in high-education individuals.
Early old age is a critical period for promoting physical activity. Different intervention strategies for groups of different socioeconomic status may be needed.
本研究探讨衰老与规律体育活动之间的关系。同时还研究了教育的调节作用以及就业和健康状况对体育活动影响的程度。
使用来自全国7595名年龄在54至72岁成年人样本的纵向数据进行多水平逻辑回归分析。
观察到体育活动随年龄下降,低教育水平个体下降更为明显。健康状况恶化和劳动力参与度降低预示着缺乏体育活动,但这些关联因教育水平而异。对于低教育水平个体,不工作和失业与体育活动减少有关,而对于高学历个体则相反。健康问题与高学历个体体育活动减少的关联更强。
老年早期是促进体育活动的关键时期。可能需要针对不同社会经济地位群体采取不同的干预策略。