Trajectories of physical activity from mid to older age in women: 21 years of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women's physical activity varies across the adult lifespan. However, changes in physical activity among mid-aged women are not well understood. We analysed 21 years of data from women born in 1946-51 to identify: (1) trajectories of physical activity in the transition from mid- to old-age and (2) determinants of different physical activity trajectories.

Methods

Data were from the 1946-51 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (N = 10,371). Surveys were mailed at three-year intervals from 1998 (age 47-52) to 2019 (age 68-73) to collect data on physical activity, sociodemographic factors (country of birth, area of residence, educational attainment, marital status, income management, paid work hours, living with children age < 18, providing car

SUBMITTER: Nemoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773129 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature