Age, gender, and urban–rural differences in the correlates of physical activity
Preventive MedicinePublished 21 July 2004
Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Alain Mayhew, Nicholas Birkett, Constantinos A. Loucaides, George Fodor
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Proportion of friends who exercise, injury from past physical activity, educational level, perceived health status, and alcohol consumption were among the strongest correlates across subgroups.
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A number of correlates were identified as being significant across all subgroups examined. Most differences in the correlates of physical activity were found within different age groups rather than among urban and rural residents and gender.
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