Leisure-time and occupational physical activity in relation to cardiovascular risk factors and eating habits in French adults

Bibliographic Data

ID15093405
AuthorsJ-M Oppert, F Thomas (0000-0002-7572-3030, Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques), Marie-Aline Charles (0000-0003-4025-4390, Inserm), A Benetos (Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques), A Basdevant (Sorbonne Université), Cecilia Simón (0000-0002-7820-3233, Hôpital d'Hautepierre)
Year2006
Volume9
Issue6
Pages746-754
Publication date2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1079/phn2005882
PMID16925880
OpenAlexW2153012859
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited43

Objective To investigate the relationships of two main physical activity domains (during leisure and at work) with cardiovascular risk factors and eating habits. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Preventive medicine centre. Subjects In 5478 adults (32% women, aged 20–80 years) who consecutively underwent a standardised health examination, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA; i.e. non-sport leisure and sport activities), occupational physical activity (OPA) and eating habits were assessed by self-administered questionnaires. We analysed sex-specific relationships of LTPA and OPA (in quartiles) with (1) various cardiovascular risk factors and (2) eating habits using analysis of variance and logistic regression, respectively. Results In both genders, with and without adjustment for education in addition to age, LTPA was associated negatively with body mass index, body fat, waist circumference, resting heart rate, diastolic blood pressure and triglycerides, and positively associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (all P ≤ 0.005). OPA adjusted for age only was positively associated with most cardiovascular risk factors but these associations were not significant after further adjustment on education (except for waist circumference in women). Age- and education-adjusted LTPA was associated with increased frequency of consumption of fruits (odds ratio (OR) = 2.05, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.68–2.52 in men; OR = 1.90, 95% CI 1.41–2.05 in women) and vegetables (OR = 1.81, 95% CI 1.48–2.21 in men; OR = 2.22, 95% CI 1.66–2.97 in women). Conclusions The data emphasise the favourable associations of LTPA, a modifiable behaviour, with various cardiovascular risk factors and healthy eating habits. The results also suggest that the relationships of OPA with cardiovascular risk factors depend, at least in part, on socio-economic status as reflected by educational level

Blood pressure · Body Fat Percentage · Body mass index · Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Logistic regression · Odds ratio · Physical therapy · Quartile · Waist · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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