TY - JOUR
T1 - Aging, retirement, and changes in physical activity
T2 - Prospective cohort findings from the GLOBE study
AU - Slingerland, Annabelle S.
AU - Van Lenthe, Frank J.
AU - Jukema, J. Wouter
AU - Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.
AU - Looman, Caspar
AU - Giskes, Katrina
AU - Huisman, Martijn
AU - Narayan, K. M.Venkat
AU - Mackenbach, Johan P.
AU - Brug, Johannes
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - There is increased recognition that determinants of health should be investigated in a life-course perspective. Retirement is a major transition in the life course and offers opportunities for changes in physical activity that may improve health in the aging population. The authors examined the effect of retirement on changes in physical activity in the GLOBE Study, a prospective cohort study known by the Dutch acronym for "Health and Living Conditions of the Population of Eindhoven and surroundings," 1991-2004. They followed respondents (n = 971) by postal questionnaire who were employed and aged 40-65 years in 1991 for 13 years, after which they were still employed (n = 287) or had retired (n = 684). Physical activity included 1) work-related transportation, 2) sports participation, and 3) nonsports leisure-time physical activity. Multinomial logistic regression analyses indicated that retirement was associated with a significantly higher odds for a decline in physical activity from work-related transportation (odds ratio (OR) = 3.03, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.97, 4.65), adjusted for sex, age, marital status, chronic diseases, and education, compared with remaining employed. Retirement was not associated with an increase in sports participation (OR = 1.12, 95% CI: 0.71, 1.75) or nonsports leisure-time physical activity (OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.54, 1.19). In conclusion, retirement introduces a reduction in physical activity from work-related transportation that is not compensated for by an increase in sports participation or an increase in nonsports leisure-time physical activity.
AB - There is increased recognition that determinants of health should be investigated in a life-course perspective. Retirement is a major transition in the life course and offers opportunities for changes in physical activity that may improve health in the aging population. The authors examined the effect of retirement on changes in physical activity in the GLOBE Study, a prospective cohort study known by the Dutch acronym for "Health and Living Conditions of the Population of Eindhoven and surroundings," 1991-2004. They followed respondents (n = 971) by postal questionnaire who were employed and aged 40-65 years in 1991 for 13 years, after which they were still employed (n = 287) or had retired (n = 684). Physical activity included 1) work-related transportation, 2) sports participation, and 3) nonsports leisure-time physical activity. Multinomial logistic regression analyses indicated that retirement was associated with a significantly higher odds for a decline in physical activity from work-related transportation (odds ratio (OR) = 3.03, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.97, 4.65), adjusted for sex, age, marital status, chronic diseases, and education, compared with remaining employed. Retirement was not associated with an increase in sports participation (OR = 1.12, 95% CI: 0.71, 1.75) or nonsports leisure-time physical activity (OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.54, 1.19). In conclusion, retirement introduces a reduction in physical activity from work-related transportation that is not compensated for by an increase in sports participation or an increase in nonsports leisure-time physical activity.
KW - Aging
KW - Cohort studies
KW - Leisure activities
KW - Motor activity
KW - Prospective studies
KW - Retirement
KW - Sports
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547466202&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwm053
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwm053
M3 - Article
C2 - 17420180
SN - 0002-9262
VL - 165
SP - 1356
EP - 1363
JO - American journal of epidemiology
JF - American journal of epidemiology
IS - 12
ER -