The association between number and ages of children and the physical activity of mothers: Cross-sectional analyses from the Southampton Women's Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) has many health benefits, but motherhood is often associated with reduced PA. Considering that ages and number of children may be associated with maternal PA, and that PA patterns may change as children transition to formal schooling, we aimed to investigate the associations between ages and number of children and device-measured maternal PA.

Methods

Cross-sectional analyses were conducted using data from 848 mothers from the Southampton Women's Survey at two different timepoints. Two-level random intercept linear models were used to investigate associations between ages (≤4y(ears) ("younger"), school-aged, both age groups) and number (1, 2, ≥3) of children, and their interaction, and accelerometer-assessed minutes of maternal moderate or vi

SUBMITTER: Simpson RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9668156 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature