Richards Elizabeth A
The Purdue University School of Nursing, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Am J Health Promot. 2016 May;30(5):323-30. doi: 10.1177/0890117116646335. Epub 2016 May 5.
The purpose of this study is to: (1) identify characteristics associated with dog owners who walk their dog, (2) describe the frequency and duration of walking the dog, and (3) determine whether dog owners who walk their dog participate in more physical activity than dog owners who do not walk their dog and non-dog owners.
A cross-sectional study design was used.
The study setting was nationwide.
Adults (n = 4010) participating in the 2005 ConsumerStyles mail-panel survey were the study subjects.
Measures used were demographic, physical activity, dog ownership, and dog walking questions from the 2005 ConsumerStyles mail-panel survey.
Chi-square tests and analyses of variance were conducted to examine participant characteristics associated with dog walking and to describe the frequency and duration of dog walking. Analysis of covariance was used to determine whether dog owners who walk their dog participate in more physical activity than dog owners who do not walk their dog and non-dog owners.
Among dog owners, 42% reported some dog walking in a typical week. Dog owners walked their dog an average 4.3 ± 0.1 times and 128.8 ± 5.6 minutes per week. There were no significant differences in weekly minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity across the dog-ownership and dog walking groups.
Most dog owners did not walk their dog. Dog owners were not more active than non-dog owners, except when considering the activity obtained via dog walking.
本研究的目的是：（1）确定与遛狗的狗主人相关的特征；（2）描述遛狗的频率和时长；（3）确定遛狗的狗主人是否比不遛狗的狗主人及非狗主人参与更多的体育活动。
采用横断面研究设计。
研究地点为全国范围。
参与2005年消费者风格邮寄面板调查的成年人（n = 4010）为研究对象。
所使用的测量指标包括来自2005年消费者风格邮寄面板调查中的人口统计学、体育活动、养狗情况及遛狗相关问题。
进行卡方检验和方差分析，以检查与遛狗相关的参与者特征，并描述遛狗的频率和时长。采用协方差分析来确定遛狗的狗主人是否比不遛狗的狗主人及非狗主人参与更多的体育活动。
在狗主人中，42%报告在典型的一周内有过遛狗行为。狗主人每周平均遛狗4.3±0.1次，时长为128.8±5.6分钟。在养狗和遛狗组中，每周进行中度或剧烈体育活动的分钟数没有显著差异。
大多数狗主人不遛狗。除了考虑通过遛狗获得的活动量外，狗主人并不比非狗主人更活跃。
