TY - JOUR
T1 - Leisure-time physical activity and occupational sitting: Associations with steps/day and BMI in 54-59 year old Australian women
AU - Tudor-Locke, Catrine
AU - Burton, Nicola W.
AU - Brown, Wendy J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by funding from the Brisbane City Council, Queensland Health, and a program grant from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (ID 252977). Dr Nicola Burton was supported by a capacity building grant from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (ID 301200). The analyses and write-up were conducted while Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke was a Visiting Academic at the University of Queensland on sabbatical from Arizona State University, and partially supported by a program grant from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (ID 252977).
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Objective: To assess whether combinations of leisure-time physical activity (PA) and occupational sitting were associated with steps/day and objectively measured body mass index (BMI) in women aged 54-59 years. Methods: In 2005, 158 women (age = 56.4 ± 1.4) living in Brisbane, Australia, were measured for height and weight, wore a pedometer for 7 days, and reported frequency and duration of leisure-time PA and extent of occupational sitting. Four groups were formed: (1) sufficiently active and some/little/no occupational sitting (n = 52); (2) sufficiently active and mostly/all occupational sitting (n = 29);(3) insufficiently active and some/little/no occupational sitting (n = 43); and (4) insufficiently active and mostly/all occupational sitting (n = 34). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to examine group differences in mean steps/day and BMI. Results: Mean ± standard deviation (SD) steps/day for each group (indicated by numerical order above) was: (1) 9997 ± 2854; (2) 9424 ± 3120; (3) 8995 ± 2965; (4) 7276 ± 2816 [F(3,154) = 6.139, p = .001]. BMI (kg/m2) was: (1) 25.5 ± 3.9); (2) 26.9 ± 4.1; (3) 26.5 ± 4.7; (4) 29.7 ± 7.9 [F(3,154) = 4.57, p = .004]. Mean steps/day were significantly lower, and BMI significantly higher, in group 4 than in all other groups. No other differences were significant. Conclusions: These cross-sectional data suggest that it might be important to consider both leisure-time PA and occupational sitting when considering strategies to increase steps/day and promote healthy BMI in mid-age women.
AB - Objective: To assess whether combinations of leisure-time physical activity (PA) and occupational sitting were associated with steps/day and objectively measured body mass index (BMI) in women aged 54-59 years. Methods: In 2005, 158 women (age = 56.4 ± 1.4) living in Brisbane, Australia, were measured for height and weight, wore a pedometer for 7 days, and reported frequency and duration of leisure-time PA and extent of occupational sitting. Four groups were formed: (1) sufficiently active and some/little/no occupational sitting (n = 52); (2) sufficiently active and mostly/all occupational sitting (n = 29);(3) insufficiently active and some/little/no occupational sitting (n = 43); and (4) insufficiently active and mostly/all occupational sitting (n = 34). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to examine group differences in mean steps/day and BMI. Results: Mean ± standard deviation (SD) steps/day for each group (indicated by numerical order above) was: (1) 9997 ± 2854; (2) 9424 ± 3120; (3) 8995 ± 2965; (4) 7276 ± 2816 [F(3,154) = 6.139, p = .001]. BMI (kg/m2) was: (1) 25.5 ± 3.9); (2) 26.9 ± 4.1; (3) 26.5 ± 4.7; (4) 29.7 ± 7.9 [F(3,154) = 4.57, p = .004]. Mean steps/day were significantly lower, and BMI significantly higher, in group 4 than in all other groups. No other differences were significant. Conclusions: These cross-sectional data suggest that it might be important to consider both leisure-time PA and occupational sitting when considering strategies to increase steps/day and promote healthy BMI in mid-age women.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.10.016
DO - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.10.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 19027786
AN - SCOPUS:58149166600
SN - 0091-7435
VL - 48
SP - 64
EP - 68
JO - Preventive Medicine
JF - Preventive Medicine
IS - 1
ER -
