Time trends in physical activity in the Tromsø study: An update

Although the health benefits of physical activity are well documented, a large proportion of the population fails to meet current guidelines for physical activity. In order to develop evidence-based public health policies, surveillance of physical activity prevalence and trends is essential. The mai...

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Published in:PloS one 2020, Vol.15 (4), p.e0231581-e0231581
Main Authors: Morseth, Bente, Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Cohort analysis
Community medicine, Social medicine: 801
Exercise
Exercise intensity
Health policy
Health sciences
Health sciences: 800
Helsefag: 800
Leisure
Medical disciplines: 700
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medisinske Fag: 700
People and Places
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physical Sciences
Physical training
Polls & surveys
Population studies
Public health
Questionnaires
Research and Analysis Methods
Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801
Studies
Trends
Validity
VDP
Womens health
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Summary:Although the health benefits of physical activity are well documented, a large proportion of the population fails to meet current guidelines for physical activity. In order to develop evidence-based public health policies, surveillance of physical activity prevalence and trends is essential. The main aim of this study was to present updated data on physical activity trends in a Norwegian general population over the last decades. Data were collected from 40 690 individuals (50% men) aged ≥20 years participating in at least one of six surveys of the population-based Tromsø Study between 1979 and 2016. Age-standardized prevalences and trends in leisure-time and occupational physical activity were obtained from three questionnaires used in the different surveys. We observed an increase in the proportion engaging in exercise in leisure-time between 1994-95 and 2001 (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0231581