Socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity behaviour in older adults is of particular concern. However, little is yet known about how pre-existing socioeconomic inequalities in older adults' physical activity have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to explore socioeconomic disparities in physical activity levels and change over time among older adults in England, using data collected before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This longitudinal cohort study analysed data from 3720 older adults (aged 60+ years) who participated in wave 9 (2018/2019) of the main English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) survey and wave 2 of the ELSA COVID-19 substudy (November/December 2020). Using multilevel ordinal logistic

SUBMITTER: Malkowski OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812711 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature