Physical Activity Trajectories among Persons of Turkish Descent Living in Germany-A Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Physical activity (PA) behavior is increasingly described as trajectories taking changes over a longer period into account. Little is known, however, about predictors of those trajectories among migrant populations. Therefore, the aim of the present cohort study was to describe changes of PA over six years and to explore migration-related and other predictors for different PA trajectories in adults of Turkish descent living in Berlin. At baseline (2011/2012) and after six years, sociodemographics, health behavior, and medical information were assessed. Four PA trajectories were defined using data of weekly PA from baseline and follow-up: "inactive", "decreasing", "increasing", and "stable active". Multivariable regression analyses were performed in order to determine predictors for the "st

SUBMITTER: Krist L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7504423 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature