Martin Kathryn R, Cooper Rachel, Harris Tamara B, Brage Soren, Hardy Rebecca, Kuh Diana
Epidemiology Group, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Medical Research Council Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University College London, London, United Kingdom; Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, National Institute of Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland United States of America.
Medical Research Council Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University College London, London, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2014 Jun 9;9(6):e98901. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098901. eCollection 2014.
Using data from a nationally representative British birth cohort we characterized the type and diversity of leisure-time physical activity that 2,188 participants (age 60-64 years) engaged in throughout the year by gender and obesity. Participants most commonly reported walking (71%), swimming (33%), floor exercises (24%) and cycling (15%). Sixty-two percent of participants reported ≥ 2 activities in the past year and 40% reported diversity on a regular basis. Regular engagement in different types of activity (cardio-respiratory, balance/flexibility and strength) was reported by 67%, 19% and 11% of participants, respectively. We found gender differences, as well as differences by obesity status, in the activities reported, the levels of activity diversity and activity type. Non-obese participants had greater activity diversity, and more often reported activities beneficial for cardio-respiratory health and balance/flexibility than obese participants. These findings may be used to inform the development of trials of physical activity interventions targeting older adults, and those older adults with high body mass index.
利用来自具有全国代表性的英国出生队列的数据，我们按性别和肥胖状况对2188名参与者（年龄在60 - 64岁之间）全年参与的休闲体育活动的类型和多样性进行了描述。参与者最常报告的活动是步行（71%）、游泳（33%）、地板运动（24%）和骑自行车（15%）。62%的参与者报告在过去一年中进行了≥2种活动，40%的参与者报告经常进行多种活动。分别有67%、19%和11%的参与者报告经常参与不同类型的活动（心肺活动、平衡/柔韧性和力量活动）。我们发现在报告的活动、活动多样性水平和活动类型方面存在性别差异以及肥胖状况差异。与肥胖参与者相比，非肥胖参与者的活动多样性更大，并且更常报告对心肺健康和平衡/柔韧性有益的活动。这些发现可用于为针对老年人以及高体重指数老年人的体育活动干预试验的开展提供信息。
