Moderate- and vigorous-intensity exercise behaviour according to the Transtheoretical Model: associations with smoking and BMI among Austrian adults
| العنوان: | Moderate- and vigorous-intensity exercise behaviour according to the Transtheoretical Model: associations with smoking and BMI among Austrian adults |
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| المؤلفون: | Franziska Großschädl, Willibald J. Stronegger, Sylvia Titze, Nathalie Burkert |
| المصدر: | Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 125:270-278 |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2013. |
| سنة النشر: | 2013 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Health Behavior, Body Mass Index, Young Adult, Age Distribution, Risk Factors, Diabetes mellitus, Prevalence, medicine, Humans, Outpatient clinic, Obesity, Sex Distribution, Young adult, Exercise, Aged, Sedentary lifestyle, Aged, 80 and over, business.industry, Smoking, Stage of change, Transtheoretical model, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Models, Theoretical, Prognosis, medicine.disease, Austria, Physical therapy, Female, Sedentary Behavior, business, Risk Reduction Behavior, Body mass index, Physical Conditioning, Human, Demography |
| الوصف: | Summary Background R egular physical activity leads to a number of physiological benefits, such as reduced risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus and obesity. In Austria, there is little information about the prevalence of physically inactive people, as well as about who is more likely to belong to the inactive or irregularly active groups. The aim of this study is to describe the socio-demographic distributions across the stages of behavioural change for moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity, according to the Transtheoretical Model, and to identify associations with smoking and body mass index (BMI). Methods D ata were collected in a standardised procedure using a self-report questionnaire from 489 adults who attended a health check in an outpatient clinic in southern Austria. Height and weight were measured by physicians. The subjects were categorised into the five stages of change (pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance), separately assessed for moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity. Results The lik elihood of being in the stage of maintenance of moderate-intensity physical activity was highest in older subjects (p < 0.05). Participants of a high educational level showed the highest likelihood of being physically active in vigorous-intensity physical activity (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the lowest stages of change behaviour were associated with higher BMI levels for vigorous-intensity physical activity (p < 0.05). Smokers were significantly (p < 0.05) more likely not to perform vigorous-intensity physical activity than non-smokers. Conclusions O ur findings contribute to a better understanding of behavioural correlates of regular physical activity. The results may prove useful for developing promotion programmes for physical activity, allowing targeting of the identified risk groups. |
| تدمد: | 1613-7671 0043-5325 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e844b4e25f463b3017bce56a5dcbe3dfTest https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-013-0361-zTest |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....e844b4e25f463b3017bce56a5dcbe3df |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16137671 00435325 |
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