Titre :
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Physical activity in older women : associations with area deprivation and with socioeconomic position over the life course : observations in the British Women's Heart and Health Study. (2008)
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Auteurs :
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HILLSDON (M.) : GBR. Department of Exercise and Health Sciences. University of Bristol. Bristol. ;
EBRAHIM (S.) : GBR. Department of Epidemiology and Population Health. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. London. ;
LAWLOR (D.A.) : GBR. Department of Social Medicine. University of Bristol. Bristol. ;
MORRIS (J.N.) : GBR. Department of Public Health and Policy. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. London.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 62, n° 4, 2008)
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Pagination :
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344-350
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Activité physique
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Personne âgée
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Femme
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Association
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Pauvreté
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Facteur socioéconomique
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Europe sociale
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Observation
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Grande Bretagne
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Coeur
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Homme
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Europe
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Appareil cardiovasculaire
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS r7oR0xss. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective : To assess the association between residential area-level deprivation, individual life-course socioeconomic position and adult levels of physical activity in older British women. Methods : A cross-sectional study of 4286 British women aged 60-79 years at baseline, who were randomly selected from general practitioner lists in 23 British towns between April 1999 and March 2001 (the British Women's Heart and Health Study). Results : All three of childhood socioeconomic position, adult socioeconomic position and area of residence (in adulthood) deprivation were independently (of each other and potential confounders) associated with physical activity. There was a cumulative effect of life-course socioeconomic position on physical activity, with the proportion who undertook no moderate or vigorous activity per week increasing linearly with each additional indicator of life-course socioeconomic position (p
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