Free bus travel and physical activity, gait speed, and adiposity in the english longitudinal study of ageingxs

E. Webb, A. Laverty, J. Mindell and C. Millett

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 1, 136-142

Abstract: Objectives. We investigated associations between having a bus pass, enabling free local bus travel across the United Kingdom for state pension-aged people, and physical activity, gait speed, and adiposity. Methods. We used data on 4650 bus pass-eligible people (aged 62 years) at wave 6 (2012-2013) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing in regression analyses. Results. Bus pass holders were more likely to be female (odds ratio [OR] = 1.67; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.38, 2.02; P

Keywords: aged; body fat distribution; body mass; economics; England; female; gait; human; longitudinal study; male; middle aged; motor activity; multivariate analysis; pension; physiology; procedures; regression analysis; socioeconomics; statistics and numerical data; traffic and transport; very elderly; waist circumference, Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Body Fat Distribution; Body Mass Index; England; Female; Gait; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Multivariate Analysis; Pensions; Regression Analysis; Socioeconomic Factors; Transportation; Waist Circumference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302907

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