Engagement in outdoor physical activity under ambient fine particulate matter pollution: A risk-benefit analysis

An, Ruopeng; Kang, Hyojung; Cao, Lixin; Xiang, Xiaoling

doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2020.09.008

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“…The evidence that the impacts of climate change have dramatic consequences for human physical activity behaviors has been supported in previous studies [37]. Ambient air pollution was associated with a decline in PA in this study, which is in agreement with prior research conducted in China and in locations outside of China [23,32,38]. An et al showed that higher ambient PM 2.5 air pollution discourages PA among US older adults [38].…”

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“…Ambient air pollution was associated with a decline in PA in this study, which is in agreement with prior research conducted in China and in locations outside of China [23,32,38]. An et al showed that higher ambient PM 2.5 air pollution discourages PA among US older adults [38]. In China, Tainio et al showed that the pooled effects of high air pollution reduced PA in children and adults [30].…”

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confidence: 92%

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Association between Air Pollution and Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Adults Aged 60 Years or Older in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zhan

Wang

Zhou

et al. 2023

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Background: Exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in older adults. Promoting physical activity (PA) and avoiding sedentary behavior (SB) serve as key strategies to maintain and improve human health. However, ambient air pollution can adversely affect PA and SB, increasing the risks of health problems. This study aimed to visualize national spatial patterns of average AQI concentration, PA, and SB distributions and to examine the associations between air pollution and PA and SB in a national sample of Chinese older adults aged 60 years or older. Methods: We analyzed the data of the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey 2020 (CLASS 2020), which sampled 11,399 older men and women from 30 cities in China. Moderate, vigorous, and light PA and SB were measured using the Chinese version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-C). The environmental measures included the average hourly air quality index (AQI), PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 (µg/m3). The data were analyzed using multivariable linear regression. Results: Increases in the standard deviations (±SD) of AQI, PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 concentrations were associated with decreases in MVPA per week of −2.34 (95%CI = −3.36, −1.32), −2.58 (95%CI = −3.61, −1.55), −1.96 (95%CI = −3.05, −0.08), and −1.19 (95%CI = −2.06, −0.31) and decreases in LPA per week of −6.06 (95%CI = −7.15, −4.97), −4.86 (95%CI = −5.88, −3.85), −4.78 (95%CI = −5.89, −3.68), and −4.59 (95%CI = −5.57, −3.61) h/week, respectively. Increases in one SD of AQI, PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 were associated with increases in SB per week of 1.32 (95%CI = 0.77, 1.88), 0.62 (95%CI = 0.09, 1.14), 1.03 (95%CI = 0.48, 1.59), and 0.98 (95%CI = 0.46, 1.49) h/week, respectively. Conclusions: The spatial distributions of the average AQI concentration, MVPA, LPA, and SB are useful and allow environmental and health policymakers to identify the areas with the highest priority air pollution environmental equality concerns. AQI was positively associated with MVPA and LPA, and it was negatively associated with SB among older adults. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 were hardly associated with women’s average time spent engaged in MVPA. Region-specific and multi-level health policy options are needed to reduce ambient air pollution by taking different types of pollutants into account in order to avoid changes in PA and SB in this population, especially in locations with high air pollution concentrations.

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Association between Air Pollution and Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Adults Aged 60 Years or Older in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zhan

Wang

Zhou

et al. 2023

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“…Air pollution levels observed in some agglomerations, revealing parameters similar to smog conditions, seem to prevail in terms of health impacts over problems caused by food or water pollution. So far, a lot of emphasis has been placed on these issues in the scientific literature [25][26][27][28][29].…”

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Physical education students outdoor and indoor sports preferences in relation to their pro-environmental behaviour

Pasek

Mytskan

2022

PES

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Background and Study Aim. There is strong evidence linking outdoor physical activity with health benefits, but little is known about its impact on pro-environmental behaviour. Therefore, this study seeks to clarify this research problem. Material and Methods. We assessed pro-environmental behaviour in a group of 170 students (aged 21.79 ± 1.23) of the Academy of Physical Education and Sport who declared stronger attachment to one of the two forms of physical activity: outdoor or indoor. The analysis of the strength of pro-environmental attitudes was conducted using the Environmental Health Literacy (EHL) Scale. Results. Despite the lack of spectacular differences between the attitudes of students from the outdoor and indoor physical activity groups, a few dissimilarities related to air quality were noticed. Each of them indicated stronger pro-environmental behaviour of representatives of the outdoor physical activity group. They concerned the following issues: I avoid exercising because of pollution (p <0.05), I avoid opening my window due to poor outdoor air quality (p <0.05), I avoid inhaling car exhaust (p <0.05), I avoid exposing myself and family members to harmful chemicals (p <0.001). Similar results were obtained by dividing into male outdoor / indoor physical activity and female outdoor / indoor physical activity. Gender turned out to be a factor that differentiates pro-environmental behaviour to a much smaller extent. Opinions regarding only one statement indicated in favor of female subjects. Conclusions. Outdoor physical activity seems to be the reason for deeper pro-environmental reflection with respect to aerosanitary conditions, probably due to the awareness of health stress caused by exercising in polluted air.

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Long-term exposure to air pollution and the risks of venous thromboembolism: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study

Lin,

Lo,

Huang

et al. 2024

Clin Res Cardiol

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Engagement in outdoor physical activity under ambient fine particulate matter pollution: A risk-benefit analysis

Cited by 8 publications

References 42 publications

Association between Air Pollution and Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Adults Aged 60 Years or Older in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Association between Air Pollution and Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Adults Aged 60 Years or Older in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Physical education students outdoor and indoor sports preferences in relation to their pro-environmental behaviour

Long-term exposure to air pollution and the risks of venous thromboembolism: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study

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