HABITAT: A longitudinal multilevel study of physical activity change in mid-aged adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the patterns and influences of physical activity change in mid-aged adults. This study describes the design, sampling, data collection, and analytical plan of HABITAT, an innovative study of (i) physical activity change over five years (2007-2011) in adults aged 40-65 years at baseline, and (ii) the relative contribution of psychological variables, social support, neighborhood perceptions, area-level factors, and sociodemographic characteristics to physical activity change.

Methods/design

HABITAT is a longitudinal multi-level study. 1625 Census Collection Districts (CCDs) in Brisbane, Australia were ranked by their index of relative socioeconomic disadvantage score, categorized into deciles, and 20 CCDs from each decile were selected to provi

SUBMITTER: Burton NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2664805 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature