scholarly journals A health assessment tool for multiple risk factors for obesity: age and sex differences in the prediction of body mass index

2010 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Chambers ◽  
Vivien Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Wide Range

The aim was to establish the relative importance of multiple dietary, activity and other risk factors in determining BMI. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 322 adults (71 % female; aged 18–79 years; BMI 16·5–40·9 kg/m2) using a previously developed, psychometrically tested, seventy-three-item questionnaire covering a wide range of obesity risk factors (consisting of five dietary, five activity and seven other risk factor subscales). Outcome was self-reported weight and height for BMI, cross-validated with items on clothes size and perceived need to lose weight. Stepwise regression analysis predicted 25–55 % of the variance in BMI with physical activity participation, current and past dieting behaviour, amount eaten, and age being the most important predictors. The association of lower BMI and younger age appeared to be due to higher activity levels, as younger participants reported much less healthy eating behaviour than the older age group. Amount eaten and physical activity participation were stronger predictors of BMI than other factors including healthy eating and use of mechanised transport. Results showed that the relationship between various risk factors and obesity may differ by both sex and age group, suggesting that different interventions may need to be targeted at different groups. The higher-risk eating behaviour observed in younger participants is of concern and needs to be addressed, if the current trend of rising obesity levels is to be halted.

scholarly journals Physical activity among 60–69-year-olds in England: knowledge, perception, behaviour and risk factors

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1343-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
MOUSHUMI CHAUDHURY ◽  
NICOLA SHELTON
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Health Promotion And Education ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Barriers To Physical Activity

ABSTRACTThis paper examines the risk factors that influence physical activity levels among a representative sample of older people in England and their awareness of the Chief Medical Officer's recommended level of physical activity. The paper analyses data from the cross-sectional, nationally-representative Health Surveys for England (HSfE) in 2006 and 2007. In HSfE2006, 1,550 adults aged 60–69 years responded to a physical activity participation questionnaire, and in HSfE2007, 561 adults aged 60–64 years were asked about their knowledge of the physical activity requirement and their attitudes to participation. Very few respondents knew the recommended physical activity target, but more than one-half thought they had enough physical activity in their daily life, and over three-quarters thought they were ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ physically active compared with age peers. The perceived barriers to physical activity included work commitments, lack of leisure time and poor health. It was found that obesity, not being in work and having a limiting long-term illness associated with a lower likelihood of physical activity. Participation in sports and exercise, walking, heavy housework and gardening were all lower in non-working than working adults. Older adults had unrealistic views of their activity levels, and of work and lack of time as barriers to physical activity. It is concluded that more attention needs to be paid to health promotion and education among the over-sixties, especially those not in paid work.

scholarly journals Influence of Physical Activity Participation on the Associations between Eating Behaviour Traits and Body Mass Index in Healthy Postmenopausal Women

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Ève Riou ◽  
Éric Doucet ◽  
Véronique Provencher ◽  
S. John Weisnagel ◽  
Marie-Ève Piché ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Dietary Restraint ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Three Factor Eating Questionnaire ◽  
The Relationship

Available data reveals inconsistent relationships between eating behaviour traits and markers of adiposity level. It is thus relevant to investigate whether other factors also need to be considered when interpreting the relationship between eating behaviour traits and adiposity. The objective of this cross-sectional study was thus to examine whether the associations between variables of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) and adiposity are influenced by the level of physical activity participation. Information from the TFEQ and physical activity was obtained from 113 postmenopausal women (56.7±4.2years;28.5±5.9 kg/m2). BMI was compared between four groups formed on the basis of the physical activity participation and eating behaviour traits medians. In groups of women with higher physical activity participation, BMI was significantly lower in women who presented higher dietary restraint when compared to women who had lower dietary restraint (25.5±0.5versus30.3±1.7 kg/m2,P<.05). In addition, among women with lower physical activity participation, BMI was significantly lower in women presenting a lower external hunger than in those with a higher external hunger (27.5±0.8versus32.4±1.1 kg/m2,P<.001). Our results suggest that physical activity participation should also be taken into account when interpreting the relationship between adiposity and eating behaviour traits.

Participation in Organized Youth Sport as a Predictor of Adult Physical Activity: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risto Telama ◽  
Xiaolin Yang ◽  
Mirja Hirvensalo ◽  
Olli Raitakari
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
High Activity ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Young Finns Study

The aim of this study was to investigate how participation in organized competitive youth sport predicts adult physical activity. A random sample of 2,309 boys and girls ages 9–18 years participated in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study in 1980, and 1,606 (70%) of them again in 2001. Physical activity was measured using a short, validated questionnaire. The results showed that participation in youth sport, and persistent participation in particular, significantly predicted adult physical activity. Participation in sport competitions increased the probability of high activity in adulthood more among males than females.

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