一个乡村县的自我报告身体活动情况：纽约县健康普查
Self-reported physical activity in a rural county: a New York county health census.
作者信息
Eaton C B, Nafziger A N, Strogatz D S, Pearson T A
机构信息
Department of Medicine/Epidemiology, Columbia University's Mary Imogene Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY.
出版信息
Am J Public Health. 1994 Jan;84(1):29-32. doi: 10.2105/ajph.84.1.29.
OBJECTIVES
Few studies have described physical activity in rural populations. This study describes the frequency, types, and correlates of physical activity in 29,304 free-living adults in a rural county in New York State.
METHODS
Self-reported responses about regular physical activity (maintained long enough to work up a sweat) were analyzed from a private household census of Otsego County with an 86.6% response rate.
RESULTS
This survey categorized 46.2% of county residents as sedentary. Walking, the most frequent choice of activity (62% of the women, 36% of the men), increased in frequency with age of respondents whereas cycling, jogging, aerobics, team sports, and swimming (listed in rank order of frequency) generally tended to decrease in frequency with age. Farmers demonstrated an increased amount of "sweat activity" compared with persons in most other occupations.
CONCLUSIONS
This descriptive study of physical activity in a rural county shows that sedentary lifestyle is of high prevalence. The high frequency of walking and the gender differences in both the levels and choice of activity suggest that further research and public policy recommendations focus on these issues.
目的
很少有研究描述农村人口的身体活动情况。本研究描述了纽约州一个农村县29304名自由生活成年人的身体活动频率、类型及相关因素。
方法
从奥塞戈县的一次私人住户普查中分析了关于定期身体活动（持续时间长到足以出汗）的自我报告回答，回应率为86.6%。
结果
本次调查将46.2%的县居民归类为久坐不动。步行是最常选择的活动（62%的女性、36%的男性选择步行），其频率随受访者年龄增加而上升，而骑自行车、慢跑、有氧运动、团队运动和游泳（按频率排序）的频率通常随年龄增长而下降。与大多数其他职业的人相比，农民的“出汗活动”量有所增加。
结论
这项对农村县身体活动的描述性研究表明久坐不动的生活方式很普遍。步行的高频率以及活动水平和选择上的性别差异表明，进一步的研究和公共政策建议应关注这些问题。
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