Journal article
Relationships between dog ownership and physical activity in postmenopausal women
Preventive medicine, v 70
01 Jan 2015
PMID: 25449694
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Abstract
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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- Title
- Relationships between dog ownership and physical activity in postmenopausal women
- Creators
- David O. Garcia - University of ArizonaBetsy C. Wertheim - University of ArizonaJoAnn E. Manson - Harvard University ,Rowan T. Chlebowski - Los Angeles Biomedical Research InstituteStella L. Volpe - Drexel UniversityBarbara V. Howard - MedStar HealthMarcia L. Stefanick - Stanford UniversityCynthia A. Thomson - University of Arizona
- Publication Details
- Preventive medicine, v 70
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- R25CA078447 / NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) HHSN268201100046C; HHSN268201100001C; HHSN268201100002C; HHSN268201100003C; HHSN268201100004C / U.S.Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) P30CA023074 / Arizona Cancer Center Support Grant from National Cancer Institute HHSN268201100001C; HHSN268201100002C; HHSN268201100003C; HHSN268201100004C; HHSN271201100004C / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Nutrition Sciences
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000349938900007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84913528810
- Other Identifier
- 991019167435704721
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