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- | Self-reported information on adult physical activity levels has been collected at ages 31, 36, 43, 53, 60-64 and 68-69 years. | + | Self-reported information on adult physical activity levels has been collected at ages 31, 36, 43, 53, 60-64 and 68-70 years. |
At ages 36 and 43, questions on the frequency and duration of participation in a range of leisure time activities and sports, outdoor activities and exercise (including work-related activity) in the previous month were collected by nurse interviewers during home visits. | At ages 36 and 43, questions on the frequency and duration of participation in a range of leisure time activities and sports, outdoor activities and exercise (including work-related activity) in the previous month were collected by nurse interviewers during home visits. | ||
- | Using data at age 36 years, a set of four physical activity variables have been derived (see Kuh et al 1992). | + | Using data at age 36 years ([[questionnaires: |
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+ | * physical activity during the working day | ||
+ | * cycling and walking | ||
+ | * heavy gardening and DIY | ||
+ | * sports and recreational activities | ||
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+ | Each of these variables categorises people into three groups from inactive | ||
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+ | * No such activity | ||
+ | * One - four times in the past four weeks | ||
+ | * Five or more times in the past four weeks | ||
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At age 43 years a similar summary variable was derived for sports and recreational activities. | At age 43 years a similar summary variable was derived for sports and recreational activities. | ||
- | These derived variables have been recoded so that 0 is always least active, 1 is less active and 2 is most active (except for the physical activity during the working day variable, where an additional variable has been created to be coded in the same way but the 4 category variable is also available). | + | These derived variables have been recoded so that 0 is always least active, 1 is less active and 2 is most active (except for the physical activity during the working day variable, where an additional variable |
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+ | Cohort members reported whether or not they participated in any such activities, how many occasions in the last four weeks they had done these activities and the number of occasions on which exercise made them sweaty or out of breath. These variables were used to derive a three-category variable //(EXER99X / EXER1415X)// | ||
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- | In 1999 and 2014-15, at age 53 and 68-69, a single, 3 part question on participation in sports, vigorous leisure activities or any exercises in spare time not including getting to and from work in the past 4 weeks was asked as part of the CAPI interview. | + | \\ |
- | In 2006-10, at age 60-64, study members were asked to complete | + | In [[questionnaires: |
- | In 2015, at age 69, study members were given the option to complete and wear an accelerometer for 7 days. The activity questionnaire included questions on typical levels of activity, frequency of various activities, past activity, falls, joints and bones. | ||
- | ----Research Programme---- | ||
- | Further information on the research programme Physical Capability and Musculoskeletal Ageing is available on the public LHA website. | ||