Cohabiting and becoming a parent: associations with changes in physical activity in the 1970 British cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We examined the association between family-related life events (cohabitation/marriage and becoming a parent) and change in physical activity.

Methods

Longitudinal data (n = 8045) from the 1970 British Cohort Study (30 and 34 years) were included. Life events (beginning cohabitation/marriage and becoming a parent) were reported and coded: 0 no, 1 yes, for each event occurring between 30 and 34 years. Participants reported frequency of participation in leisure-time physical activity at 30 and 34 years (Likert scale: mean change calculated ranging between - 4 and 4). Linear regression models were used to examine the association between life events and physical activity change (comparing individuals experiencing events between 30 and 34 years versus never experiencing

SUBMITTER: Werneck AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353783 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature