PAHRC Scottish Physical Activity Data Slideset 2015

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR MEDICS

Physical Activity in Scotland

PAHRChttp://www.ed.ac.uk/education/rke/centres-groups/pahrc Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences

Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC)

http://www.ed.ac.uk/education/rke/centres-groups/pahrc


http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0046/00464858.pdf



http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/TrendPhysicalActivity



http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0043/00434590.pdf



Additional reading

CMO report on physical activity.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/start-active-stay-active-a-report-on-physical-activity-from-the-four-home-countries-chief-medical-officers







Hill et al., (2015 in press)

Age- and sex-related differences in the domain-specific mean weekly minutes of MVPA and their relative contributions to total MVPA of adults who met the aerobic physical activity guidelines in Scotland (n=3016)


Age- and sex-related differences in the domain-specific mean weekly minutes of MVPA and their relative contributions to total MVPA of adults who do not meet the aerobic physical activity guidelines in Scotland (n=3016)

men

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16-25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ All

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2633 29 28

40 3446 48 47 47

58 5362 66 64

74 74 7481

91 87

4957 53

19

2823 24

2424

22 24 23 22

2021

1618 17

10 11 118

4 6

19

1919

55

4048 47

37 4232 28 30 31

21 26 21 17 19 16 14 15 10 5 7

3224 28

None (0 sessions per week) Some (>0 but <2 sessions per week)Sufficient (≥2 sessions per week)


Associated factors• gender (men more likely)• age (less likely as age progresses)• economic activity status (paid work more likely)• self-assessed health (more likely as health status improves) • disability (LLI* less likely, in men only)• cigarette smoking (current smoker less likely, women only)• mental wellbeing (lower than average less likely)• BMI (obese individuals less likely)

Leadbetter et al, 2014. Scottish Health Survey; PA topic report

Developing evidence

Whybrow et al, 2012. Scottish Health Survey Topic Report: Equality Groups

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/14/1111.full.pdf+html



First clinical episodes* of CHD in male central London bus drivers and conductors aged 35-64, 1949-1950

Morris et al, Lancet 1953

No. of cases

Age standardised Rate per 1000 p.a.

Drivers 80 2.7

Conductors 31 1.9

*Angina, MI, CHD mortality

Conductors climbed 600 stairs a day on these Route-master buses were at 30% lower risk of coronary heart disease

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)62420-4/fulltext

http://www.ffit.org.uk/





Prof Nanette Mutrie MBE


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