The association between the frequency of physical activity and social background within and across home, occupational, transportation and leisure domains
This study investigates how often adults engage in physical activity across four life domains. Home, occupational, transport, and leisure using survey data from 163,000 Danes aged 15 and older. Activities were grouped into eleven categories, including housework, active transport, various types of tr...
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| author | Louise Briand Thomsen Eva Berthelsen Schmidt Birgitte Westerskov Dalgas Karsten Elmose-Østerlund |
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| description | This study investigates how often adults engage in physical activity across four life domains. Home, occupational, transport, and leisure using survey data from 163,000 Danes aged 15 and older. Activities were grouped into eleven categories, including housework, active transport, various types of training, sports, and outdoor activities. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression were used to examine patterns of participation and their association with social background, guided by ecological systems theory. Results show cumulative participation across activity types and significant variation linked to social background. The findings highlight the importance of distinguishing both between domains and between activity types within each domain when analyzing physical activity patterns. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3372a96a0fd437d906d7b8e4cc14ef32025-08-20T03:03:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672025-08-01710.3389/fspor.2025.16094851609485The association between the frequency of physical activity and social background within and across home, occupational, transportation and leisure domainsLouise Briand ThomsenEva Berthelsen SchmidtBirgitte Westerskov DalgasKarsten Elmose-ØsterlundThis study investigates how often adults engage in physical activity across four life domains. Home, occupational, transport, and leisure using survey data from 163,000 Danes aged 15 and older. Activities were grouped into eleven categories, including housework, active transport, various types of training, sports, and outdoor activities. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression were used to examine patterns of participation and their association with social background, guided by ecological systems theory. Results show cumulative participation across activity types and significant variation linked to social background. The findings highlight the importance of distinguishing both between domains and between activity types within each domain when analyzing physical activity patterns.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1609485/fullsport participationexercisetrainingactive transportworkhousehold |
| spellingShingle | Louise Briand Thomsen Eva Berthelsen Schmidt Birgitte Westerskov Dalgas Karsten Elmose-Østerlund The association between the frequency of physical activity and social background within and across home, occupational, transportation and leisure domains Frontiers in Sports and Active Living sport participation exercise training active transport work household |
| title | The association between the frequency of physical activity and social background within and across home, occupational, transportation and leisure domains |
| title_full | The association between the frequency of physical activity and social background within and across home, occupational, transportation and leisure domains |
| title_fullStr | The association between the frequency of physical activity and social background within and across home, occupational, transportation and leisure domains |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between the frequency of physical activity and social background within and across home, occupational, transportation and leisure domains |
| title_short | The association between the frequency of physical activity and social background within and across home, occupational, transportation and leisure domains |
| title_sort | association between the frequency of physical activity and social background within and across home occupational transportation and leisure domains |
| topic | sport participation exercise training active transport work household |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1609485/full |
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