The epidemiology of muscle‐strengthening and aerobic physical activity guideline adherence among 24,016 German adults
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Article Title | The epidemiology of muscle‐strengthening and aerobic physical activity guideline adherence among 24,016 German adults |
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ERA Journal ID | 9803 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bennie, Jason A. (Author), De Cocker, Katrien (Author) and Tittlbach, Susanne (Author) |
Journal Title | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports |
Journal Citation | 31 (5), pp. 1096-1104 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0905-7188 |
1600-0838 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13922 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/sms.13922 |
Abstract | Despite the 2016 German ‘National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion’ stating that adults (≥18 years) should engage in: [i] ≥150 minutes of aerobic moderate‐to‐vigorous‐intensity physical activity/week (MVPA); and [ii] ≥2 days/week of muscle‐strengthening exercise (MSE), there is limited research on the descriptive epidemiology on the adherence to these guidelines among German adults. This study describes the prevalence and correlates of physical activity guideline adherence among a nationally representative sample of German adults. Data were drawn from the 2014 German Health Update survey, collected via a combination of web‐based and mail surveys. Self‐reported physical activity levels were assessed using the previously validated European Health Interview Survey Physical Activity Questionnaire. Weighted prevalence levels of the sample meeting the aerobic MVPA (≥150 minutes/week), MSE (≥2 times/week) and combined MVPA‐MSE guidelines were calculated. Poisson regressions were used to assess prevalence ratios for physical activity guideline adherence categories across sociodemographic and lifestyle‐related variables. Out of 24,016 participants (response rate = 27.6%), aged ≥18 years, 45.3% (95% CI: 44.5‐46.0%), 29.4% (95% CI: 28.7‐30.1%) and 22.6% (95% CI: 21.9‐23.2%) met the aerobic MVPA, MSE and combined guidelines, respectively. Population sub‐groups less likely to meet the combined guidelines included those with poor self‐rated health, being unemployed, low socioeconomic status, being a current smoker and those being overweight or obese. Since ~80% of German adults do not meet the nationally recommended combined aerobic MVPA‐MSE physical activity guidelines, there is a necessity for large‐scale public health interventions promoting both aerobic MVPA and MSE. |
Keywords | Public health surveillance, Strength training, aerobic, exercise |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
420201. Behavioural epidemiology | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Health Research |
Physically Active Lifestyles Research Group | |
University of Bayreuth, Germany | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q63vq/the-epidemiology-of-muscle-strengthening-and-aerobic-physical-activity-guideline-adherence-among-24-016-german-adults
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