Open AccessAge and Temporal Trends of Total Physical Activity in Swedish Men
Author(s) -
Arne Norman,
Rino Bellocco,
Florin Vaida,
Alicja Wolk
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/01.mss.0000058357.23080.f4
Subject(s) - demography , physical activity , gerontology , geography , psychology , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , sociology
Despite a large public health interest in physical activity and its role in obesity and other chronic diseases, only few reports to date have addressed total levels and trends of physical activity. We have studied in a cross-sectional setting with a retrospective recall of physical activity an association of levels of total physical activity and different types of activities with age and with calendar-time.