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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1466710
This article is part of the Research Topic Sustainable and Mission-oriented Innovation in Economic Systems and Governance for Equitable Global Health and Wellbeing View all 18 articles

Economic Autonomy as a Determinant of Physical Activity Behavior in Chinese Older Adults

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Yuanheng Liu Yuanheng Liu 1Xianglin Luo Xianglin Luo 1*Hao Xu Hao Xu 2*
  • 1 College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
  • 2 Hunan Applied Technology University, Changde, Hunan, China

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    The physical activity of the old people is affected by many factors, and the economic situation is an important factor affecting the physical activity. However, the relationship between economic autonomy and physical activity patterns among elderly Chinese has not been fully studied.To investigate the association between different types of economic autonomy and physical activity patterns among Chinese older adults aged 60 and above.Cross-sectional analysis of 1,961 participants from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Economic autonomy was categorized into autonomous and nonautonomous groups. Physical activity was assessed through type, frequency, duration, and purpose, using validated questionnaires.Economic autonomy showed positive associations with low and moderate-intensity physical activities (p<0.05). However, economically non-autonomous individuals demonstrated higher participation in high-intensity physical activities, primarily due to work-related demands (78.7%). The frequency of physical activity was significantly different among economic autonomy groups (p<0.01).

    Keywords: The old people, physical activity, Economic autonomy, China,, Impact study

    Received: 18 Jul 2024; Accepted: 04 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Liu, Luo and Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Xianglin Luo, College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
    Hao Xu, Hunan Applied Technology University, Changde, 415000, Hunan, China

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