Association of dog ownership with accelerometer-measured physical activity and daily steps in 70-year-old individuals: a population-based cross-sectional study

Background Dog ownership (DO) has been associated with higher levels of self-reported walking and physical activity. However, compared to device-based measures, self-reported measures of physical activity may suffer from bias due to recall and social desirability. They are also incapable of quantify...

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Published in:	BMC public health Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 2313 - 9
Main Authors:	Ballin, Marcel, Antonsson, Oskar, Rosenqvist, Viktor, Nordström, Peter, Nordström, Anna
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 21.12.2021 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Accelerometers Accelerometry Aged Angina pectoris Animals Biostatistics Cardiovascular disease Cross-Sectional Studies Dogs Environmental Health Epidemiology Exercise Exercise for the aged Female Health aspects Health promotion Humans Independent Living Industrialized nations Investigations Luminous intensity Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Older people Ownership Pet owners Physical activity Population Population studies Population-based studies Public Health Regression analysis Regression models Social aspects Social desirability Vaccine Walking Sweden United States > US Walking Physical activity Health promotion Epidemiology Public health
ISSN:	1471-2458, 1471-2458
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