Pharr Jennifer R, Lough Nancy L, Terencio Angela M
School of Public Health, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
College of Education, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
Sports (Basel). 2020 Jul 2;8(7):96. doi: 10.3390/sports8070096.
Regular physical activity and sport participation have been shown to improve women's health; however, research has found that better health is associated with sport participation. Little is known about the sociodemographic determinants of physical activity among women, especially among the different subcategories of physical activity (sport, conditioning exercise, recreation, and household tasks). Because of the added health benefits associated with sport participation, the purpose of this study was to examine the sociodemographic determinants among subcategories of physically active women in the United States by analyzing Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. We used data from the 2017 national BRFSS survey to conduct this secondary data analysis. Participants were asked an extensive set of questions about their physical activity. Seventy-six different activities were identified and categorized as either sport, recreation, conditioning exercise, or household tasks. Weighted descriptive statistics were performed to describe the sociodemographic determinants of the four physical activity subcategories, including age, income, education, employment, and race/ethnicity. There were significant differences in all sociodemographic variables among the four subcategories of physical activity. Women who participated in sport were more likely to be in the younger age groups; however, physical activity declined among all subcategories beyond the age of 64. Women who participated in sports were more diverse, likely to be employed, and college graduates compared to the other subcategories. Women who participated in recreational or household tasks were more likely to meet the criteria to be categorized as highly active; however, they exercised at a lower intensity. The sociodemographic characteristics of physical activity and sport participation can be used to create promotional strategies to increase physical activity and improve fitness and health among women who tend towards participation, and also to change programs to accommodate women from other sociodemographic groups.
有研究表明，经常进行体育活动和参与体育运动能够改善女性健康状况；然而，研究发现更好的健康状况与体育运动参与相关。对于女性体育活动的社会人口学决定因素，尤其是体育活动（运动、健身锻炼、休闲活动和家务劳动）的不同子类别，人们了解甚少。由于参与体育运动能带来额外的健康益处，本研究旨在通过分析行为风险因素监测系统（BRFSS）数据，研究美国积极参与体育活动的女性子类别中的社会人口学决定因素。我们使用了2017年全国BRFSS调查的数据进行这项二次数据分析。参与者被问及一系列关于其体育活动的广泛问题。共识别出76种不同活动，并将其归类为运动、休闲、健身锻炼或家务劳动。进行加权描述性统计以描述这四个体育活动子类别的社会人口学决定因素，包括年龄、收入、教育程度、就业情况和种族/族裔。在体育活动的四个子类别中，所有社会人口学变量均存在显著差异。参与运动的女性更可能属于较年轻年龄组；然而，64岁以上所有子类别的体育活动均有所减少。与其他子类别相比，参与运动的女性更加多样化且可能就业，并且是大学毕业生。参与休闲或家务劳动的女性更可能符合被归类为高度活跃的标准；然而，她们的运动强度较低。体育活动和体育运动参与的社会人口学特征可用于制定推广策略，以增加那些倾向于参与体育活动的女性的体育活动量，改善她们的健康状况和身体素质，同时也可调整项目以适应其他社会人口学群体的女性。
