Physical Activity and Its Determinants among Senior Residents of Podlasie, a Green Region of Poland, Based on the National PolSenior Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
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- What form of activity do the surveyed seniors take part in?
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- Are there any differences in PA, and if so, do they depend on sex, age, socio-economic position and place of residence (size of city)?
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- Why do the surveyed seniors undertake PA?
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Factor | Categories | N | Sex | Short Walks Near the House % | Walking or Hiking Lasting a Few Hours % | Exercise: Gymnastics, Aerobics, etc. % | Cycling % | Working in a Garden % |
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Age years | 65–74 | 28 35 | Man Woman | 60.6 76.1 | 18.4 17.1 | 14.1 23.1 | 34.6 19.2 | 61.0 40.8 |
75–84 | 23 24 | Man Woman | 69.2 61.8 | 13.2 0.0 | 9.1 4.0 | 31.4 * 4.0 | 45.9 28.7 | |
>85 | 43 33 | Man Woman | 60.1 * 37.1 | 4.9 0.0 | 4.9 0.0 | 4.0 3.1 | 15.0 12.5 | |
Total | 94 92 | Man Woman | 62.7 68.3 | 16.1 10.3 | 12.1 15.2 | 31.5 * 13.1 | 53.9 * 34.7 | |
Size of place of residence number of residents | Up to 20.000 | 54 46 100 | Man Woman Total | 60.8 59.8 60.2 | 13.8 3.3 7.5 | 5.8 12.6 9.8 | 39.9 * 18.8 27.3 | 46.5 28.8 35.9 |
More than 20.000 | 40 46 86 | Man Woman Total | 66.3 75.6 73.4 | 20.4 16.3 17.3 | 24.2 17.4 19.0 | 15.8 8.3 10.0 | 67.9 * 40.0 46.7 | |
Professional/social status | Non-blue collar worker, farmer | 63 59 122 | Man Woman Total | 64.2 57.3 60.0 | 11.1 7.0 8.6 | 6.9 6.4 6.6 | 31.0 * 10.8 18.5 | 55.2 * 34.3 42.3 |
Blue collar worker | 26 30 56 | Man Woman Total | 62.7 82.0 77.8 | 32.9 15.4 19.2 | 29.3 28.1 28.4 | 36.5 16.9 21.2 | 55.5 37.0 41.2 |
Factor | Categories | N | Sex | “for Health Reasons” % | “to Relax” % | “to Kill Time” % | “out of Habit—I Exercised when I was Young” % | “on Doctor’s Advice” % |
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Age years | 65–74 | 28 35 | Man Woman | 66.3 90.8 * | 18.1 27.0 * | 34.9 18.9 | 24.8 25.0 | 20.1 7.9 |
75–84 | 23 24 | Man Woman | 100.0 * 50.6 | 49.7 43.5 | 23.5 52.8 * | 9.6 11.8 | 12.5 0.0 | |
> 85 | 43 33 | Man Woman | 72.3 52.0 | 25.3 29.7 | 21.8 26.7 | 24.0 * 0.0 | 7.8 0.0 | |
Total | 94 92 | Man Woman | 73.8 77.7 | 25.2 31.7 | 31.7 28.7 | 21.5 20.1 | 17.7 * 5.3 | |
Size of place of residence number of resident | Up to 20,000 | 54 46 100 | Man Woman Total | 67.1 76.5 72.5 | 38.6 45.9 42.8 | 31.8 48.6 41.5 | 12.6 21.5 17.7 | 18.6 8.6 12.8 |
More than 20,000 | 40 46 86 | Man Woman Total | 84.0 78.5 79.9 | 4.6 21.3 * 17.0 | 31.6 14.1 18.6 | 35.3 19.1 23.2 | 16.5 * 2.9 6.4 | |
Professional/social status | Non-blue collar worker, farmer | 63 59 122 | Man Woman Total | 64.9 77.9 72.2 | 26.1 39.1 33.4 | 36.2 37.4 36.9 | 18.9 * 4.6 10.9 | 19.5 7.7 12.9 |
Blue collar worker | 26 30 56 | Man Woman Total | 97.7 84.2 78.9 | 23.3 26.4 25.8 | 20.1 17.6 18.1 | 28.1 35.5 33.9 | 13.3 3.3 5.4 |
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Rowiński, R.; Kowalska, G.; Kozakiewicz, M.; Kędziora-Kornatowska, K.; Kornatowski, M.; Hawlena, J.; Rowińska, K. Physical Activity and Its Determinants among Senior Residents of Podlasie, a Green Region of Poland, Based on the National PolSenior Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 10816. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010816
Rowiński R, Kowalska G, Kozakiewicz M, Kędziora-Kornatowska K, Kornatowski M, Hawlena J, Rowińska K. Physical Activity and Its Determinants among Senior Residents of Podlasie, a Green Region of Poland, Based on the National PolSenior Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(20):10816. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010816
Chicago/Turabian StyleRowiński, Rafał, Grażyna Kowalska, Mariusz Kozakiewicz, Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska, Maciej Kornatowski, Joanna Hawlena, and Karolina Rowińska. 2021. "Physical Activity and Its Determinants among Senior Residents of Podlasie, a Green Region of Poland, Based on the National PolSenior Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 20: 10816. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010816