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Time trends in physical activity in the Tromsø study: An update

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  • Bente Morseth
  • Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock

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Although the health benefits of physical activity are well documented, a large proportion of the population fails to meet current guidelines for physical activity. In order to develop evidence-based public health policies, surveillance of physical activity prevalence and trends is essential. The main aim of this study was to present updated data on physical activity trends in a Norwegian general population over the last decades. Data were collected from 40 690 individuals (50% men) aged ≥20 years participating in at least one of six surveys of the population-based Tromsø Study between 1979 and 2016. Age-standardized prevalences and trends in leisure-time and occupational physical activity were obtained from three questionnaires used in the different surveys. We observed an increase in the proportion engaging in exercise in leisure-time between 1994–95 and 2001 (p

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  • Bente Morseth & Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, 2020. "Time trends in physical activity in the Tromsø study: An update," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(4), pages 1-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0231581
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231581
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