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. 2018 Dec 1;40(4):787-796.
doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx146.

Hour-by-hour physical activity patterns of adults aged 45-65 years: a cross-sectional study

F M Jansen  1 , G H van Kollenburg  2 , C B M Kamphuis  1 , F H Pierik  3 , D F Ettema  1
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Hour-by-hour physical activity patterns of adults aged 45-65 years: a cross-sectional study

F M Jansen et al. J Public Health (Oxf). .

Abstract

Background: Limited information exists on hour-by-hour physical activity (PA) patterns among adults aged 45-65 years. Therefore, this study aimed to distinguish typical hour-by-hour PA patterns, and examined which individuals typically adopt certain PA patterns.

Methods: Accelerometers measured light and moderate-vigorous PA. GIS-data provided proportions of land use within an 800 and 1600 m buffer around participant's homes. Latent class analyses were performed to distinguish PA patterns and groups of individuals with similar PA patterns.

Results: Four PA patterns were identified: a morning light PA pattern, a mid-day moderate-vigorous PA pattern, an overall inactive pattern and an overall active pattern. Groups of individuals with similar PA patterns differed in ethnicity, dog ownership, and the proportion of roads, sports terrain, larger green and blue space within their residential areas.

Conclusions: Four typical hour-by-hour PA patterns, and three groups of individuals with similar patterns were distinguished. It is this combination that can substantially contribute to the development of more tailored policies and interventions. PA patterns were only to a limited extent associated with personal and residential characteristics, suggesting that other factors such as work time regimes, family life and leisure may also have considerable impact on the distribution of PA throughout the day.

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Four different day types of hour-by-hour LPA (top) and MVPA (bottom).
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