Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, 1810Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1242Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Am J Health Promot. 2021 Jun;35(5):679-687. doi: 10.1177/0890117120985834. Epub 2021 Jan 7.
To examine wearable activity monitor (WAM) use and its association with meeting the 2008 aerobic Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG) and walking among older adults.
Cross-sectional.
FallStyles 2015 national consumer panel survey.
1,317 U.S. adults aged ≥ 60 years.
Self-reported WAM use, meeting aerobic PAG, and walking. Covariates included age, sex, race/ethnicity, education level, marital status, annual household income, and geographic region of the country.
Chi-square tests to examine associations between WAM use and respondent demographic characteristics. Logistic regressions to explore associations between WAM use and meeting aerobic PAG and walking adjusted for demographics (e.g., education, income).
Among older adults, 8.0% were current WAM users and 11.3% were past WAM users. Current WAM use was most prevalent among those aged 65-74 (16.6%), females (9.4%), college graduates (13.8%), and those with incomes $75,000-$99,999 (14.8%). Current WAM users were more likely than never WAM users to report meeting aerobic PAG (OR: 3.98; 95% CI: 2.07, 7.66) and walking (OR: 3.90; 95% CI: 1.57, 9.69). Past and never WAM use were not associated with meeting aerobic PAG or walking.
We found current WAM use is associated with meeting the aerobic PAG and walking among older adults. Further longitudinal research is needed to understand whether WAM could promote increased PA among older adults.
研究可穿戴活动监测器（WAM）的使用情况及其与老年人达到 2008 年有氧体力活动指南（PAG）和行走的关系。
横断面研究。
FallStyles 2015 年全国消费者小组调查。
1317 名美国 60 岁以上成年人。
自我报告的 WAM 使用情况、满足有氧 PAG 和行走情况。协变量包括年龄、性别、种族/民族、教育程度、婚姻状况、家庭年收入和国家地理位置。
卡方检验用于检查 WAM 使用情况与受访者人口统计学特征之间的关联。逻辑回归用于探索 WAM 使用情况与满足有氧 PAG 和行走之间的关联，同时调整了人口统计学因素（例如教育程度、收入）。
在老年人中，8.0%是当前 WAM 用户，11.3%是过去的 WAM 用户。65-74 岁的人群中（16.6%）、女性（9.4%）、大学毕业（13.8%）和收入在 75000-99999 美元之间的人群（14.8%）中，当前 WAM 用户的比例最高。与从未使用过 WAM 的人相比，当前使用 WAM 的人更有可能达到有氧 PAG（OR：3.98；95%CI：2.07，7.66）和行走（OR：3.90；95%CI：1.57，9.69）。过去和从未使用过 WAM 与达到有氧 PAG 或行走无关。
我们发现当前 WAM 的使用与老年人达到有氧 PAG 和行走有关。需要进一步的纵向研究来了解 WAM 是否可以促进老年人增加体力活动。
