Life-space mobility describes the extent of community mobility of older persons. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and life-space mobility and to investigate whether associations might be explained by SES-related disparities in health and functioning. The participants (n = 848) were community-dwelling adults aged 75–90. Education and occupation were used to indicate SES. Life-space assessment (range 0–120) was used to indicate distance and frequency of moving and assistance needed in moving. People with low education had lower life-space mobility scores than those with intermediate or high education: marginal means 63.5, 64.8, and 70.0 (p = .003), respectively. SES-related health disparities, i.e., higher body mass index, poorer cognitive capacity, and poorer physical performance explained the association, rendering it nonsignificant (marginal means 65.2, 65.3, and 67.5, p = .390). Low SES and restricted life-space mobility often coexist with overweight, reduced cognition, and poorer physical performance.
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Socioeconomic Status and Life-Space Mobility in Old Age
Johanna Eronen, Mikaela von Bonsdorff, Merja Rantakokko, Erja Portegijs, Anne Viljanen, and Taina Rantanen
Motives and Barriers to Physical Activity Among Older Adults of Different Socioeconomic Status
Phillip M. Gray, Marie H. Murphy, Alison M. Gallagher, and Ellen E. A. Simpson
This study explored motives and barriers to physical activity (PA) among older adults of differing socioeconomic status (SES) utilizing a self-determination theory and self-efficacy theory framework. Focus groups (n = 4) were conducted with older adults (n = 28) from two SES groups, using thematic analysis to identify motives and barriers. Integrated and identified regulations and, to a lesser extent, intrinsic motives, were evident across SES groups. Verbal persuasion and affective and physiological states emerged as prominent efficacy sources regardless of SES. More barriers were reported by the low SES group, with health conditions, neighborhood safety, and PA guidelines knowledge emerging as most salient. Time emerged as a prominent barrier for the high SES group. Integrated and identified regulations should be fostered in future interventions and policy regardless of SES. Barriers to PA varied across SES groups; thus future interventions and policy should account for such differences.
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Non School Physical Activity and Body Mass Index in Adolescent Girls
Carolyn C. Voorhees, Dianne J. Catellier, J. Scott Ashwood, Deborah A. Cohen, Ariane Rung, Leslie Lytle, Terry L. Conway, and Marsha Dowda
Background:
Socioeconomic status (SES) has well known associations with a variety of health conditions and behaviors in adults but is unknown in adolescents.
Methods:
Multilevel analysis was conducted to examine the associations between individual and neighborhood-level measures of SES and physical activity and body mass index in a sample of 1554 6th grade girls selected at random from 36 middle schools across 6 geographic regions in the United States that participated in the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG). Data on parental education and employment, and receipt of subsidized school lunch were collected by questionnaire. Neighborhood-level SES was measured by the Townsend Index. Nonschool physical activity levels were measured by accelerometer and type, location and context was measured using a 3 day physical activity recall (3DPAR).
Results:
After controlling for race, lower parental education and higher levels of social deprivation were associated with higher BMI. In a model with both variables, effects were attenuated and only race remained statistically significant. None of the indices of SES were related to accelerometer measured physical activity. Bivariate associations with self-reported Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) location and type (3DPAR) varied by SES.
Conclusion:
Among adolescent girls in the TAAG Study, the prevalence of overweight is high and inversely related to individual and neighborhood SES.
Conflating Time and Energy: Views From Older Adults in Lower Socioeconomic Status Areas on Physical Activity
Angela Devereux-Fitzgerald, Rachael Powell, and David P. French
living in a deprived or lower socioeconomic status (SES) area are twice as likely to be inactive as those in higher SES areas ( Public Health England, 2014 ). Deprivation has been defined as a lack of resources resulting in unmet basic needs, measured across several socioeconomic factors, for example
Physical Activity in Public Parks of High and Low Socioeconomic Status in Colombia Using Observational Methods
Diana Marina Camargo, Paula Camila Ramírez, Vanesa Quiroga, Paola Ríos, Rogério César Férmino, and Olga L. Sarmiento
innovative management of public open spaces like parks. 10 , 11 The associations between socioeconomic status (SES) of the neighborhoods and PA of their inhabitants are scarce. In 2012, Cohen et al 12 found that park programming activities, more than safety in the neighborhoods or green areas, contribute to
Neighborhood Built Environment and Socioeconomic Status in Relation to Active Commuting to School in Children
Javier Molina-García and Ana Queralt
environments less conducive to activity. Hence, the potential role of high versus low neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) in moderating the relationship between the built environment and ACS must be evaluated in more detail, especially in children. 9 We examined the association between walkability, SES
Physical Activity and Eating Behavior Inequalities Mediating the Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Sex on Adolescent Quality of Life: Insights of the PRALIMAP Trial
Florian Manneville, Serge Briançon, Karine Legrand, Johanne Langlois, Edith Lecomte, Abdou Y. Omorou, and Francis Guillemin
that encompasses well-being in physical, psychological, and social terms. 1 Given that adolescence is characterized by physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes, it seems worthwhile to study QoL at this period of life. 2 Boys and adolescents with high socioeconomic status (SES) frequently
Associations Between Household Socioeconomic Status, Car Ownership, Physical Activity, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in South African Primary Schoolchildren Living in Marginalized Communities
Markus Gerber, Christin Lang, Johanna Beckmann, Jan Degen, Rosa du Randt, Stefanie Gall, Kurt Z. Long, Ivan Müller, Madeleine Nienaber, Peter Steinmann, Uwe Pühse, Jürg Utzinger, Siphesihle Nqweniso, and Cheryl Walter
-promoting facilities are not always equally accessible to children with diverging socioeconomic backgrounds. 15 A systematic review showed that higher socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with higher PA levels among adolescents. 16 However, the same review also revealed that in 42% of the studies, no significant
Socioeconomic Status and Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Thai Adolescents
Kurusart Konharn, Maria Paula Santos, and José Carlos Ribeiro
Background:
The impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on objective measures of physical activity (PA) in adolescence is poorly understood. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the association between SES and objectively measured PA in Thai adolescents.
Methods:
PA was objectively measured every 30 seconds for 7 consecutive days using ActiGraph GT1M uniaxial accelerometers in 177 secondary-school adolescents aged 13 to 18 years that were classified into 3 SES groups (low, middle, and high). The associations between SES and adolescents’ PA were examined using 1-way ANOVA with multiple comparisons and Chi-square test.
Results:
Adolescents of low-SES accumulated more minutes of PA and less of sedentary behavior than those of high-SES, Additionally, low-SES adolescents tended to meet the daily PA guidelines more than other groups, particularly in girls (P < .01).
Conclusions:
This study evidences an inverse relationship between SES and PA levels, and shows the importance of targeting high SES adolescents in intervention programs to enhance health behaviors. Based on these findings, we also suggest that SES must be considered as an important determinant in promoting regular PA and in increasing proportions of adolescents meeting current health-related PA guidelines.
The Effects of Using a Cycling Desk at School on Executive Function, Physical Fitness, and Body Composition in Primary School Children: Impact of Socioeconomic Status
Camille Chambonnière, Lore Metz, Alicia Fillon, Pauline Demonteix, Nicole Fearnbach, Mélina Bailly, Audrey Boscaro, Bruno Pereira, David Thivel, and Martine Duclos
families with a high socioeconomic status (SES; 23 ). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends reaching at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day for children and adolescents aged 5–17 years ( 71 ). Data from recent epidemiological studies indicated that only 20.9% of
