PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY BEHAVIORS IN LOWER AND HIGHER SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS POPULATIONS
PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY BEHAVIORS IN LOWER AND HIGHER SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS POPULATIONS
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DOI：
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115836
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发表时间：
1991-06-15
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5
通讯作者：
HAILE, G
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作者：
FORD, ES;MERRITT, RK;HAILE, G
很少有关于低社会经济地位人口的体育活动习惯的数据已经公布。作者研究了172名社会经济地位较低的女性和84名社会经济地位较低的男性的体育活动习惯-休闲时间体育活动，与工作相关的体育活动，家庭体育活动和步行-并将他们的习惯与208名社会经济地位较高的女性和95名社会经济地位较高的男性进行了比较。所有受试者均居住在宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡地区。1986年全年都在收集数据。社会经济地位较低的女性，最不活跃的群体，平均每周总体力活动为1，536 +/-1，701分钟（+/-标准差），而社会经济地位较高的女性，最活跃的群体，平均每周2，079 +/-1，807分钟（p < 0.0001）。社会经济地位较高的男性平均每周1，952 +/-1，799分钟，社会经济地位较低的男性平均每周1，948 +/-1，916分钟。社会经济地位较高的妇女每周花在休闲时间体育活动、与工作有关的体育活动和家庭体育活动上的时间明显多于社会经济地位较低的妇女。社会经济地位较低的男性每周花在走路和做家务上的时间明显更多，而社会经济地位较高的男性往往在休闲时间的体育活动中更活跃。这些数据表明，人口亚组之间的体力活动在数量和质量上存在重要差异。鉴于体育活动在促进身心健康方面的重要作用，必须审查和阐明不同社会经济地位群体之间存在差异的原因。
Few data on physical activity habits among populations of low socioeconomic status have been published. The authors studied physical activity habits - leisure-time physical activity, job-related physical activity, household physical activity, and walking - among 172 lower socioeconomic status women and 84 lower socioeconomic status men and compared their habits with those of 208 higher socioeconomic status women and 95 higher socioeconomic status men. All subjects resided in the greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area. Data collection occurred throughout 1986. Lower socioeconomic status women, the least active group, averaged 1,536 +/- 1,701 minutes/week (+/- standard deviation) of total physical activity, whereas higher socioeconomic status women, the most active group, averaged 2,079 +/- 1,807 minutes/week (p < 0.0001). Higher socioeconomic status men averaged 1,952 +/- 1,799 minutes/week, and lower socioeconomic status men averaged 1,948 +/- 1,916 minutes/week. Higher socioeconomic status women spent significantly more time each week in leisure-time physical activity, job-related physical activity, and household physical activity than did lower socioeconomic status women. Lower socioeconomic status men spent significantly more time each week walking and doing household chores, whereas higher socioeconomic status men tended to be more active in leisure-time physical activity. These data suggest important quantitative and qualitative differences in physical activity among population subgroups. In view of the important role of physical activity in promoting physical and mental health, reasons for the differences among groups of varying socioeconomic status must be examined and elucidated.