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Socioeconomic position and physical activity among women in Melbourne, Australia: Does the use of different socioeconomic indicators matter?
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Cleland, V and Ball, K and Crawford, D, Socioeconomic position and physical activity among women in Melbourne, Australia: Does the use of different socioeconomic indicators matter?, Social Science & Medicine, 74, (10) pp. 1578-1583. ISSN 0277-9536 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2012 Elsevier Ltd
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.031
Abstract
This study aimed to identify which indicators of socioeconomic position (SEP) are independently associated with leisure-time physical activity among women. In 2005, women (n = 1166; 18-65 years) from Melbourne, Australia, reported their own (education, occupation, income), their partner's (education, occupation), their household (home ownership, ability to cope with income), and their neighbourhood (area-level) SEP, and leisure-time physical activity. Multinomial logistic regression examined associations between SEP indicators and leisure-time physical activity categorized as: none (no min/week; reference group), insufficient (1-149 min/week), and sufficient (¡Ý150 min/week). In the fully adjusted model, lower education, lower partner's education (where applicable), and non-home ownership were independently associated with between 33% and 50% lower odds of sufficient physical activity, while lower income and lower area-level SEP were associated with 40% lower odds of insufficient physical activity. Understandings of socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity among women may be enhanced if a range of SEP indicators are used, particularly education, partner's education and home ownership.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | indicators, exercise behaviour, adult females, leisure-time, disadvantage, inequality, Australia, socioeconomic position |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Epidemiology |
Research Field: | Epidemiology not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Cleland, V (Associate Professor Verity Cleland) |
ID Code: | 78416 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Funding Support: | National Health and Medical Research Council (0533917) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 12 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
Deposited On: | 2012-06-27 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-08 |
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