积极交通对人口体力活动水平的贡献
Stephanie A Prince1,2, Gregory P Butler1
1Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
概括
像步行和骑自行车一样,积极的交通方式显著提高了成年人的体力活动 (PA),帮助他们满足PA建议. 然而,它并没有显著增加青年会议指南的PA.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 身体活动研究 身体活动研究
背景情况:
- 身体活动 (PA) 对于健康至关重要,对不同年龄组提出了具体建议.
- 活跃的交通 (步行,骑自行车) 是每日PA的潜在来源.
- 了解活跃运输对满足PA指导方针的贡献对于公共卫生战略很重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查活跃运输在实现体育活动建议中的作用.
- 为了比较不同年龄组的活跃运输用户和非用户之间的PA水平.
- 评估活跃运输与遵守PA指南之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自加拿大健康测量调查 (周期4-6,2014-2019) 的数据,其中N=8620名参与者.
- 雇员自报和加速度计测量的体力活动数据.
- 使用回归模型分析了活跃运输和满足PA建议之间的关联 (年轻人:每天≥60分钟;成人:每周≥150分钟).
主要成果:
- 与非使用者相比,在所有成年年龄组的活跃运输用户中,加速度计测量的PA显著更高.
- 积极的运输与满足成人 (18-64岁和65-79岁) 的PA建议有显著的关联.
- 经过对混因素进行调整后,活跃运输与满足青少年 (12-17岁) 的PA建议没有显著的关联.
结论:
- 积极的运输对整体体身体活动水平有很大贡献,特别是在成年人中.
- 促进活跃的交通是一种可行的策略,可以提高人口水平的身体活动和健康.
- 可能需要进一步的研究来了解青少年积极交通的障碍和促进因素,以满足PA指南.
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