Haley Christy, Andel Ross
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
J Aging Phys Act. 2010 Oct;18(4):375-89. doi: 10.1123/japa.18.4.375.
The authors examined factors related to participation in walking, gardening or yard work, and sports or exercise in 686 community-dwelling adults 60-95 years of age from Wave IV of the population-based Americans' Changing Lives Study. Logistic regression revealed that male gender, being married, and better functional health were associated with greater likelihood of participating in gardening or yard work (p < .05). Male gender, better functional health, and lower body-mass index were independently associated with greater likelihood of walking (p < .05). Increasing age, male gender, higher education, and better functional health were associated with greater likelihood of participating in sports or exercise (p < .05). Subsequent analyses yielded an interaction of functional health by gender in sport or exercise participation (p = .06), suggesting a greater association between functional health and participation in men. Gender and functional health appear to be particularly important for physical activity participation, which may be useful in guiding future research. Attention to different subgroups may be needed to promote participation in specific activities.
作者在基于人群的“美国人生活变迁研究”第四波中，对686名年龄在60 - 95岁的社区居住成年人参与步行、园艺或庭院工作以及运动或锻炼的相关因素进行了研究。逻辑回归显示，男性、已婚以及更好的功能健康状况与参与园艺或庭院工作的可能性更大相关（p < .05）。男性、更好的功能健康状况以及较低的体重指数与步行可能性更大独立相关（p < .05）。年龄增长、男性、高等教育以及更好的功能健康状况与参与运动或锻炼的可能性更大相关（p < .05）。后续分析得出，在运动或锻炼参与方面，功能健康状况与性别存在交互作用（p = .06），这表明功能健康状况与男性参与之间的关联更强。性别和功能健康状况对于身体活动参与似乎尤为重要，这可能有助于指导未来的研究。可能需要关注不同亚组以促进参与特定活动。
