Associations of weather and air pollution with objective physical activity and sedentary time before and after bariatric surgery: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background--

Most metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) patients perform too little moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and too much sedentary time (ST). Identifying factors that influence MVPA and ST in MBS patients is necessary to inform the development of interventions to target these behaviors. Research has focused on individual-level factors and neglected those related to the physical environment (e.g., weather and pollution). These factors may be especially important considering rapid climate change and emerging data that suggest adverse effects of weather and pollution on physical activity are more severe in people with obesity.

Objectives--

To examine the associations of weather (maximal, average and Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures), and air pollution

SUBMITTER: Baillot A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10055583 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature