Relationship between health-related fitness and educational and income levels in Spanish women

Summary Objectives The aim of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between health-related fitness, taken as an indicator of regular physical activity, and educational and income levels in adult Spanish women. Study design Descriptive, correlation, cross-sectional study. Methods...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2008-08, Vol.122 (8), p.794-800
Main Authors: Saavedra, José M, Torres, Silvia, Caro, Berta, Escalante, Yolanda, la Cruz, Ernesto De, Durán, María J, Rodríguez, Ferran A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Weights and Measures
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Income
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Middle Aged
Physical Fitness
Spain - epidemiology
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Summary:Summary Objectives The aim of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between health-related fitness, taken as an indicator of regular physical activity, and educational and income levels in adult Spanish women. Study design Descriptive, correlation, cross-sectional study. Methods A stepwise stratification procedure according to population size, age and level of physical activity according to a previous epidemiological survey was used for sampling. Two thousand and thirty-eight women gave their written consent to participate (62.8% of those invited). The final sample consisted of 1709 healthy women (aged 18–88 years). Subjects were categorized into high, medium and low level groups for education and income. All participants were assessed for morphological and physical health-related fitness. Three-way MANCOVA (age as covariate) and Bonferroni's post hoc test were used to determine the differences between groups. Results No significant relationships were found between age-adjusted educational and income levels. The lowest values for health-related fitness were found in the lowest educational and income groups ( P
ISSN:0033-3506
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2007.07.017