Relationships between dog ownership and physical activity in postmenopausal women

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

卷:70

Article

Garcia, David O.¹  Wertheim, Betsy C.²  Manson, JoAnn E.^3,4  Chlebowski, Rowan T.⁵  Volpe, Stella L.⁶  Howard, Barbara V.⁷  Stefanick, Marcia L.⁸  Thomson, Cynthia A.⁹ 

[1] Univ Arizona, Mel & Enid Zuckerman Coll Publ Hlth, Canyon Ranch Ctr Prevent & Hlth Promot, Div Hlth Promot Sci, Tucson, AZ 85714 USA

[2] Univ Arizona, Ctr Canc, Tucson, AZ 85724 USA

[3] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Prevent Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[4] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA 02215 USA

[5] Harbor UCLA Med Ctr, Los Angeles Biomed Res Inst, Torrance, CA 90502 USA

[6] Drexel Univ, Dept Nutr Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19102 USA

[7] MedStar Res Inst, Hyattsville, MD 20782 USA

[8] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Stanford Prevent Res Ctr, Dept Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

[9] Univ Arizona, Canyon Ranch Ctr Prevent & Hlth Promot, Mel & Enid Zuckerman Coll Publ Hlth, Div Hlth Promot Sci, Tucson, AZ 85714 USA

关键词: Older adults;    Physical activity;    Health promotion;    Dog walking;    Sedentary lifestyle;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.10.030

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Background. Positive associations between dog ownership and physical activity in older adults have been previously reported. Purpose. The objective of this study was to examine cross-sectional associations between dog ownership and physical activity measures in a well-characterized, diverse sample of postmenopausal women. Methods. Analyses included 36,984 dog owners (mean age: 615 years), and 115,645 non-dog owners (mean age: 63.9 years) enrolled in a clinical trial or the observational study of the Women's Health Initiative between 1993 and 1998. Logistic regression models were used to test for associations between dog ownership and physical activity, adjusted for potential confounders. Results. Owning a dog was associated with a higher likelihood of walking >= 150 min/wk (Odds Ratio, 1.14; 95% Confidence Interval, 1.10-1.17) and a lower likelihood of being sedentary >= 8 h/day (Odds Ratio, 0.86; 95% Confidence Interval, 0.83-0.89) as compared to not owning a dog. However, dog owners were less likely to meet >= 7.5 MET-h/wk of total physical activity as compared to non-dog owners (Odds Ratio, 1.03; 95% Confidence Interval, 1.00-1.07). Conclusions. Dog ownership is associated with increased physical activity in older women, particularly among women living alone. Health promotion efforts aimed at older adults should highlight the benefits of regular dog walking for both dog owners and non-dog owners. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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