Physical activity, weight status, and neighborhood characteristics of dog walkers
Physical activity, weight status, and neighborhood characteristics of dog walkers
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.05.007
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Cain, Kelli
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作者：
Coleman, Karen J.;Rosenberg, Dori E.;Cain, Kelli
Objective.这项研究考察了有狗和没有狗的家庭的人口统计数据、身体活动、体重状况和社区特征的变化。方法。2002-2005年期间，从华盛顿州西雅图和马里兰州巴尔的摩的32个社区招募了20 - 65岁的参与者（n=2199，52%男性，75%白色，平均年龄=45）。养狗、遛狗、教育、身高、体重和家庭收入都是自我报告的。通过7天加速度计客观地测量中度至剧烈体力活动（MVPA）的分钟数。与那些有但没有遛狗的人（33%）和非狗主人（46%）相比，遛狗与符合MVPA国家建议的参与者（53%）的比例更高有关。与不遛狗的主人（28%）和非主人（22%）相比，肥胖的遛狗者（17%）明显较少。与不遛狗的狗主人相比，遛狗的狗主人更有可能住在可步行的高社区。遛狗可以促进身体活动，有助于控制体重。遛狗似乎是一种机制，通过这种机制，高步行社区的居民获得他们的身体活动。(C)2008年爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
Objective. This study examined how demographics, physical activity, weight status, and neighborhood characteristics varied among households with and without dogs.Method. Participants aged 20 to 65 years (n=2199, 52% male, 75% white, mean age=45) were recruited from 32 neighborhoods in the Seattle, WA and Baltimore, MD regions during 2002-2005. Dog ownership, dog walking, education, height, weight, and family income were self-reported. Minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were measured objectively by 7-day accelerometry.Results. Dog walking was associated with a higher proportion of participants who met national recommendations for MVPA (53%) when compared to those who had but did not walk their dog (33%) and to non-dog owners (46%). There were significantly fewer obese dog walkers (17%) when compared to both owners who did not walk their dogs (28%) and non-owners (22%). Dog owners who walked their dogs were more likely to live in high-walkable neighborhoods when compared to dog owners who did not walk their dogs.Conclusion. Dog walking may promote physical activity and contribute to weight control. Dog walking appears to be a mechanism by which residents of high-walkable neighborhoods obtain their physical activity. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.