A1 Journal article (refereed)
Associations Between Major Life Changes and Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity Over 4 Years in Middle-Aged Adults in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (2021)

Salin, K., Kankaanpää, A., Yang, X., Tammelin, T. H., Magnussen, C. G., Telama, R., Hutri-Kähönen, N., Viikari, J. S. A., Raitakari, O. T., & Hirvensalo, M. (2021). Associations Between Major Life Changes and Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity Over 4 Years in Middle-Aged Adults in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18(2), 199-205. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0124

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All authors or editors: Salin, Kasper; Kankaanpää, Anna; Yang, Xiaolin; Tammelin, Tuija H.; Magnussen, Costan G.; Telama, Risto; Hutri-Kähönen, Nina; Viikari, Jorma S. A.; Raitakari, Olli T.; Hirvensalo, Mirja

Journal or series: Journal of Physical Activity and Health

ISSN: 1543-3080

eISSN: 1543-5474

Publication year: 2021

Volume: 18

Issue number: 2

Pages range: 199-205

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0124

Publication open access: Not open

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Abstract

Background: To examine if major life changes over a 4-year period among 34- to 49-year-old adults (mean = 41.8, SD = 5.0) were associated with a change in physical activity in men (37.7%) and women (62.3%). Methods: Daily steps and aerobic steps (steps that lasted for at least 10 min without interruption at a pace of >60 steps/min) were collected from 1051 participants in 2007 and 2011. Changes in marital status, work status, and residence and the birth of a child were determined from both time points. A latent change score model was used to examine mean changes in daily total steps, aerobic steps, and nonaerobic steps (total steps minus aerobic steps). Results: Women who had a first child in the 4-year period had a decrease in their nonaerobic steps (P = .001). Men who divorced in the 4-year period had a decrease in their nonaerobic steps (P = .020), whereas women who recoupled decreased their total steps (P = .030). Conclusions: Counseling for parents having a first child on how to increase physical activity in their everyday life could potentially have an influence on an individual’s physical activity.

Keywords: adults; middle-aged persons; life situation; life changes; physical activity; pedometers; cohort study; longitudinal research

Free keywords: transitions; cohort study; longitudinal study

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Reporting Year: 2021

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