Steven Allender1, Charles Foster, Anna Boxer. 1. British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Dept of Public Health, University of Oxford, OX3 7LF, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This article aims to examine the relative contribution of occupational activity to English adults' meeting of government recommendations for physical activity (PA). METHODS: Data were extracted from a cross-sectional survey of householders in the UK via the Health Survey for England.1 In total, 14,018 adult participants were included in the analysis. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the odds of achieving PA recommendations with and without including occupational activity and to examine the contribution of gender and social and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: When occupational PA was included, 36% of men and 25% of women were active at the recommended level. Once occupational PA was removed, these proportions were 23% and 19%, respectively. These results were socially patterned, most notably by age and gender. CONCLUSIONS: Occupational PA provides a substantial contribution to those meeting the government target for PA.
BACKGROUND: This article aims to examine the relative contribution of occupational activity to English adults' meeting of government recommendations for physical activity (PA). METHODS: Data were extracted from a cross-sectional survey of householders in the UK via the Health Survey for England.1 In total, 14,018 adult participants were included in the analysis. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the odds of achieving PA recommendations with and without including occupational activity and to examine the contribution of gender and social and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: When occupational PA was included, 36% of men and 25% of women were active at the recommended level. Once occupational PA was removed, these proportions were 23% and 19%, respectively. These results were socially patterned, most notably by age and gender. CONCLUSIONS: Occupational PA provides a substantial contribution to those meeting the government target for PA.
Authors: Marielle A Beenackers; Carlijn B M Kamphuis; Katrina Giskes; Johannes Brug; Anton E Kunst; Alex Burdorf; Frank J van Lenthe Journal: Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act Date: 2012-09-19 Impact factor: 6.457