The Impact of Temperature on 24-Hour Movement Behaviors among Chinese Freshmen Students

Hongjun Yu, Yiling Song, Yangyang Wang, Xiaoxin Wang, Haoxuan Li, Xiaolu Feng and Miao Yu ()
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Hongjun Yu: Department of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Yiling Song: Department of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Yangyang Wang: Department of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Xiaoxin Wang: Department of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Haoxuan Li: Department of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Xiaolu Feng: Department of Sports Science, College of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Miao Yu: Renmin University of China Libraries, Beijing 100872, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: Background: Human populations worldwide have experienced substantial climate change issues. Gaps in scientific literature remain regarding the relationship between temperature and 24-hour movement behavior among people. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of temperature on 24-hour movement behavior including physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and sleep duration among university students living in Beijing, China. Methods: We conducted follow-up health surveys on 44,693 freshmen students enrolled at Tsinghua University from 2012 to 2018. PA and SB were measured by using the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-s); sleep duration was estimated by using The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (CPSQI). Corresponding temperature data measured by the Beijing Meteorological Service were collected to include average daily temperature from the nearest weather station to Tsinghua university. The data were analyzed using linear individual fixed-effect regressions. Results: An increase in temperature (temperature range 2.29–28.73 °C) by 1 °C was associated with an increase in 0.66 weekly minutes of vigorous physical activity (VPA) (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.49, 0.82), an increase in 0.56 weekly minutes of moderate physical activity (MPA)(95% CI = 0.32, 0.79), an increase in 1.21 weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (95% CI = 0.90, 1.53), an increase in 0.55 weekly minutes of walking (95% CI = 0.31, 0.78), an increase in 1.76 weekly minutes of total PA (95% CI = 1.35, 2.17), and a reduction in 1.60 weekly minutes of sleeping (95% CI = −2.09, −1.11). There was no significant correlation between temperature and sedentary behavior among participants. Conclusions: Temperature was significantly positively correlated with physical activity levels in the Chinese freshmen students, and significantly negatively correlated with sleep duration. Replication of this study is warranted among various populations within China. The evidence of this novel study focused on understanding the relationship between climate change and 24-hour movement behaviors among people for developing effective adaptation strategies to climate change to improve people’s health behavior. This study has important implications for future study, as knowledge of the impact of temperature on movement behavior may help in the interpretation of their results and translate into improving people’s health behavior.

Keywords: temperature; physical activity; sedentary behavior; sleep duration; youth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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