Trends in prevalence of leisure time physical activity and inactivity: results from Australian National Health Surveys 1989 to 2011

To examine trends in leisure time physical activity and inactivity in Australians aged 15 years or older from 1989 to 2011. We used data from six Australian National Health Surveys conducted from 1989/90 to 2011/12 in which physical activity was assessed using comparable questions. Analyses examined...

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Published in:Australian and New Zealand journal of public health 2017-12, Vol.41 (6), p.617-624
Main Authors: Chau, Josephine, Chey, Tien, Burks‐Young, Sarah, Engelen, Lina, Bauman, Adrian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Age
Aged
Australia - epidemiology
Body mass index
Continental Population Groups
Data analysis
Demographics
Divorce
Education
Exercise
Family income
Female
Gender
Health Behavior - ethnology
Health surveillance
Health Surveys
Households
Humans
Intervention
Leisure
Leisure Activities
Male
Marital status
Men
Middle Aged
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Polls & surveys
Population
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Public health
Questions
Response rates
Sedentary Lifestyle - ethnology
Smoking
surveillance
Surveys and Questionnaires
Trends
Walking
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:To examine trends in leisure time physical activity and inactivity in Australians aged 15 years or older from 1989 to 2011. We used data from six Australian National Health Surveys conducted from 1989/90 to 2011/12 in which physical activity was assessed using comparable questions. Analyses examined trends in the prevalence of sufficient physical activity (≥150 minutes/week moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity) and of inactivity (
ISSN:1326-0200
1753-6405
DOI:10.1111/1753-6405.12699