Occupational and Nonoccupational Physical Activity and the Social Determinants of Physical Activity: Results From the Health Survey for England

Allender, Steven; Foster, Charles; Boxer, Anna

doi:10.1123/jpah.5.1.104

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“…Allender et al (2008) found that, if occupational physical activity was included, men and women in manual jobs were more likely to meet government targets for physical activity than those in non-manual jobs. In an attempt to address this we include controls for employment status and occupation in each of the models.…”

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The socioeconomic gradient in physical inactivity: Evidence from one million adults in England

Farrell

Hollingsworth

Propper

et al. 2014

Social Science & Medicine

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Section: Dependent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 96%

The socioeconomic gradient in physical inactivity: Evidence from one million adults in England

Farrell

Hollingsworth

Propper

et al. 2014

Social Science & Medicine

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“…Furthermore, leisure-time, work-related, and transport-related PA are often distinguished from each other. Empirical evidence suggests that socioeconomic patterns may differ for different domains of PA [15,16]. Patterns may also differ by gender, as exemplified by the finding that inequalities in overweight and obesity are larger in women [7], and by European region, as illustrated by the North to South gradient in obesity inequalities [6,7].…”

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Socioeconomic inequalities in occupational, leisure-time, and transport related physical activity among European adults: A systematic review

Beenackers

Kamphuis

Giskes

et al. 2012

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundThis study systematically reviewed the evidence pertaining to socioeconomic inequalities in different domains of physical activity (PA) by European region.MethodsStudies conducted between January 2000 and December 2010 were identified by a systematic search in Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, Psychinfo, Sportdiscus, Sociological Abstracts, and Social Service Abstracts. English-language peer-reviewed studies undertaken in the general population of adults (18–65 years) were classified by domain of PA (total, leisure-time including sport, occupational, active transport), indicator of socioeconomic position (education, income, occupation), and European region. Distributions of reported positive, negative, and null associations were evaluated.ResultsA total of 131 studies met the inclusion criteria. Most studies were conducted in Scandinavia (n = 47). Leisure-time PA was the most frequently studied PA outcome (n = 112). Considerable differences in the direction of inequalities were seen for the different domains of PA. Most studies reported that those with high socioeconomic position were more physically active during leisure-time compared to those with low socioeconomic position (68% positive associations for total leisure-time PA, 76% for vigorous leisure-time PA). Occupational PA was more prevalent among the lower socioeconomic groups (63% negative associations). Socioeconomic differences in total PA and active transport PA did not show a consistent pattern (40% and 38% positive associations respectively). Some inequalities differed by European region or socioeconomic indicator, however these differences were not very pronounced.ConclusionsThe direction of socioeconomic inequalities in PA in Europe differed considerably by domain of PA. The contradictory results for total PA may partly be explained by contrasting socioeconomic patterns for leisure-time PA and occupational PA.

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“…Transition from primary to secondary school,4 transition from high school to college or university,5 marriage,6 becoming a parent7 and retirement8 have all been suggested as important factors for change in physical activity behaviour. However, most of the existing research on physical activity patterns in older adults has been cross-sectional, and few studies have tracked individuals longitudinally from mid-life into older age.…”

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Longitudinal patterns in physical activity and sedentary behaviour from mid-life to early old age: a substudy of the Whitehall II cohort

Hamer

Kivimäki

Steptoe

2012

J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundThere are few longitudinal data on physical activity patterns from mid-life into older age. The authors examined associations of self-reported physical activity, adiposity and socio-demographic factors in mid-life with objectively assessed measures of activity in older age.MethodsParticipants were 394 healthy men and women drawn from the Whitehall II population-based cohort study. At the baseline assessment in 1997 (mean age 54 years), physical activity was assessed through self-report and quantified as metabolic equivalent of task hours/week. At the follow-up in 2010 (mean age 66 years), physical activity was objectively measured using accelerometers worn during waking hours for seven consecutive days (average daily wear time 891±68 min/day).ResultsSelf-reported physical activity at baseline was associated with objectively assessed activity at follow-up in various activity categories, including light-, moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity (all ps<0.04). Participants in the highest compared with lowest quartile of self-reported activity level at baseline recorded on average 64.1 (95% CI 26.2 to 102.1) counts per minute more accelerometer-assessed activity at follow-up and 9.0 (2.0–16.0) min/day more moderate-to-vigorous daily activity, after adjusting for baseline covariates. Lower education, obesity and self-perceived health status were also related to physical activity at follow-up. Only age and education were associated with objectively measured sedentary time at follow-up.ConclusionPhysical activity behaviour in middle age was associated with objectively measured physical activity in later life after 13 years of follow-up, suggesting that the habits in adulthood are partly tracked into older age.

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Occupational and Nonoccupational Physical Activity and the Social Determinants of Physical Activity: Results From the Health Survey for England

Cited by 46 publications

References 6 publications

The socioeconomic gradient in physical inactivity: Evidence from one million adults in England

The socioeconomic gradient in physical inactivity: Evidence from one million adults in England

Socioeconomic inequalities in occupational, leisure-time, and transport related physical activity among European adults: A systematic review

Longitudinal patterns in physical activity and sedentary behaviour from mid-life to early old age: a substudy of the Whitehall II cohort

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