The role of education attainment on 24-hour movement behavior in emerging adults: evidence from a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between education level and health behavior including sleep, work activity, exercise activity, and sedentary behavior among emerging adults.

Methods

This study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collected between 2007 and 2018. The study sample included 4,484 emerging adults aged 18-25 years and the weighted participants were 30,057,813. Weighted multivariable regression analysis was performed to investigate the association between education level and the aforementioned health behavior, adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, poverty-income ratio, BMI, smoking, and alcohol drinking status.

Results

This study revealed that higher education

SUBMITTER: You Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10824836 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature