Prevalence of physical activity behaviour in older people: Findings from the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing (DYNOPTA) project and Australian national survey data
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journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-22, 02:25 authored by J Sims, CL Birrell, Susan HuntSusan Hunt, C Browning, RA Burns, P MitchellMany older people lead sedentary lives. National
Health Survey physical activity prevalence data provide
limited coverage of the ‘old old’ (75 years).
The Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing
(DYNOPTA) project’s dataset provided physical activity
data for 13 420 participants. Physical activity (walking,
moderate- and vigorous-intensity activities in the previous
week) was measured. Data were weighted and prevalence
was calculated.
History
Volume
33Issue
2Start Page
105End Page
113Number of Pages
9eISSN
1741-6612ISSN
1440-6381Publisher DOI
Peer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Healthy Ageing Research Unit, School of Primary Health Care; and Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Statistical and Survey Methodology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaEra Eligible
- Yes
