University of Southern Queensland, Institute for Resilient Regions, Physically Active Lifestyles Research Group, Springfield, Queensland, Australia; Victoria University, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Active Living & Public Health Program, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
University of Southern Queensland, Institute for Resilient Regions, Physically Active Lifestyles Research Group, Springfield, Queensland, Australia.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 May;31:181-187. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.02.011. Epub 2018 Feb 14.
The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of users of holistic movement practices in Australia to people who were physically active but not using holistic movement practices. A second aim was to compare characteristics of users of specific holistic movement practices (yoga/Pilates and t'ai chi/qigong).
We performed a secondary data analysis on pooled data of a nationally-representative physical activity survey conducted yearly 2001-2010 (n = 195,926).
Australia-wide Exercise, Recreation, and Sport Survey (ERASS).
A range of socio-demographic and participation characteristics were documented and compared between users and non-users of holistic movement practices and between yoga/Pilates and t'ai chi/qigong users, employing descriptive statistics, chi square, and multiple logistic regression analyses.
Users of holistic movement practices (n = 6826) were significantly more likely than non-users to be female, older, have fewer children at home, and have higher levels of education, socio-economic background, and physical activity involvement (p < 0.001). Yoga/Pilates (n = 5733) and t'ai chi/qigong (n = 947) users were also found to differ on a number of characteristics, including age, sex, socioeconomic background, and marital status.
As a group, Australian users of holistic movement practices differ on a range of characteristics from those Australians active in other types of physical activities. However, differences between yoga/Pilates and t'ai chi/qigong users suggest these practices attract somewhat different sub-populations. To what extent these differences are due to characteristics inherent to the practices themselves or to differences in delivery-related parameters needs to be examined in future research.
本研究旨在比较澳大利亚整体运动实践使用者的特点与进行其他类型身体活动但不使用整体运动实践的人群的特点。第二个目的是比较特定整体运动实践（瑜伽/普拉提和太极/气功）使用者的特点。
我们对 2001-2010 年期间每年进行的全国代表性身体活动调查（n=195926）的 pooled 数据进行了二次数据分析。
澳大利亚范围内的锻炼、娱乐和运动调查（ERASS）。
记录了一系列社会人口学和参与特征，并在整体运动实践使用者和非使用者之间以及瑜伽/普拉提和太极/气功使用者之间进行了比较，采用了描述性统计、卡方检验和多因素逻辑回归分析。
整体运动实践使用者（n=6826）明显比非使用者更有可能是女性、年龄较大、家中孩子较少、受教育程度、社会经济背景和身体活动参与度更高（p<0.001）。瑜伽/普拉提（n=5733）和太极/气功（n=947）使用者在许多特征上也存在差异，包括年龄、性别、社会经济背景和婚姻状况。
作为一个群体，澳大利亚整体运动实践使用者在一系列特征上与其他类型身体活动的澳大利亚人不同。然而，瑜伽/普拉提和太极/气功使用者之间的差异表明这些实践吸引了不同的亚群体。这些差异在多大程度上是由于实践本身固有的特征还是由于交付相关参数的差异，需要在未来的研究中进行检验。
