Rural-urban differences in meeting of physical activity recommendations by sun exposure and protection behaviors in the United States.
Prev Med
; 181: 107919, 2024 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine associations between sun protection behaviors and physical activity (PA) by rural and urban residence in the United States.METHODS:
We analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013-2018), restricting to participants ages 20-59 with sun behavior data. Sunburns, sun exposure, and sun protection measures were dichotomized (yes/no) ≥1 sunburn in the past year, 2+ hour outside during workdays or non-workdays, and never/rarely/sometimes using sunscreen, wearing long sleeves, and staying in the shade. Meeting PA recommendations (yes/no) was defined as ≥150 min of vigorous/moderate or ≥ 75 min vigorous PA per week. Associations between sun behaviors and PA were analyzed using logistic regression models, which accounted for survey-weights and potential confounders, and stratified by rural-urban status.RESULTS:
Rural and urban individuals meeting PA recommendations had greater odds of spending 2+ hour outside during workdays (OR 2.26 [1.88, 2.74] and 3.95 [2.72, 5.73]) and non-workdays (OR 2.06 [1.78, 2.38] and 3.33 [2.47, 4.46]). Among urban residents, odds of staying in the shade were lower among those who met PA recommendations (OR 0.78 [0.66, 0.92]). We did not observe differences in sunburns or other sun behaviors by PA status, regardless of rurality.CONCLUSIONS:
Meeting PA recommendations was associated with greater sun exposure in both rural and urban populations. Additional exercise location (indoors/outside) data is needed to inform PA and skin cancer prevention interventions to reduce unintended increases in sun exposure and reductions in PA, respectively, especially among rural populations.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutáneas
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Quemadura Solar
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Med
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Prev. med
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Preventive medicine
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos